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NUEVO REPORTE: Las Políticas De Energía De Trump Aumentan Los Costos Y Ponen En Peligro Empleos
December 11, 2025
ROUNDUP: Four Factory Closures or Furloughs Last Week, Thanks to Trump
Washington, DC – Donald Trump has taken a sledgehammer to clean energy projects across the country, leaving American families to pay the price.
November 17, 2025
North Carolina Solar Firm Lays Off 78% of Workforce, as Trump’s War on Clean Energy Continues
Washington, DC – Today, the Charlotte Observer reported that Pine Gate Renewables is laying off more than 78% of its workforce, impacting 223 workers, with the closure of their Asheville facility.
November 11, 2025
NC GOP Redistricts for More Power While Power Bills Skyrocket
Raleigh, NC — Instead of addressing the urgent needs of everyday North Carolinians, Republican lawmakers in the state legislature are prioritizing Donald Trump’s demands. Yesterday, North Carolina Republicans voted to redraw congressional maps—again—this time to lock in an 11-3 advantage for NC Republican representation in the U.S. House, prioritizing partisan control over progress. Despite already holding […]
October 22, 2025
Canceled: Department of Energy Cuts Hit Republican Districts in North Carolina
Raleigh, N.C. — Cancel culture comes to the Tar Heel state, as Trump threatens to cancel an additional $12 Billion in investment that would have lowered costs and created jobs. The list of potential cancellations now totals $24 billion, hurting both Republican- and Democratic-led states. North Carolina faces hundreds of millions of dollars of cuts in Republican districts […]
October 10, 2025
Climate Power Hosts Briefing to Discuss Business Closures, Rising Costs, and Impacts of Federal Policy on Clean Energy Progress in North Carolina
*Watch Full Event Here* Raleigh, NC – Today, Climate Power hosted a virtual presser to discuss recent clean energy business closures, rising costs, and the negative impact of federal policy on North Carolina’s clean energy sector. Dr. Stephen A. Smith, Executive Director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), Charlie Tumbleston, IBEW, and Jesse Lee, Senior […]
September 30, 2025
Promises Made, Promises Broken: One Year Since Hurricane Helene, Trump Delayed and Gutted Disaster Relief
Washington, D.C. – During the final days of his campaign and first days in office, Donald Trump promised to help communities devastated by Hurricane Helene recover and rebuild.
September 25, 2025
Tillis Right, Whatley Wrong: Trump’s War on Clean Energy Shutters North Carolina Company, Canceling 500 Jobs
Raleigh, N.C. – Business North Carolina reported that Blue Ridge Power, a solar construction company and subsidiary of Pine Gate Renewables, would close, resulting in the layoff of 517 North Carolinians. This is the second time in less than three weeks that a North Carolina clean energy company has been forced to close. Earlier this month, North […]
September 24, 2025
Tillis Right, Whatley Wrong: Trump’s War on Clean Energy Shutters Another North Carolina Company, Canceling 500 Jobs
Washington, D.C. – Today, Business North Carolina reported that Blue Ridge Power, a solar construction company and subsidiary of Pine Gate Renewables, would close, resulting in the layoff of 517 North Carolinians.
September 24, 2025
FEMA Review Council Stages Closed Door Meeting in Asheville While Helene Recovery Funds Are Held Up By Red Tape
Asheville, NC – In the wake of the one‑year anniversary of Hurricane Helene, Western North Carolina continues to wait for the federal aid it was promised. Meanwhile, the FEMA Review Council, which includes Secretary Kristi Noem and Administrator Michael Whatley, met behind closed doors yesterday in Asheville. Unless FEMA acts now to release the funds already approved, […]
September 23, 2025
Tillis Right, Whatley Wrong: Trump’s War on Clean Energy Kills North Carolina Battery Company, Canceling 1,000 Jobs
Washington, D.C. — The News & Observer reported that Natron Energy, a battery startup that planned to build a $1.4 billion factory in Eastern North Carolina, is closing.
September 3, 2025