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Senate Republicans Celebrated Clean Energy Boom in Their States, Now Face Vote to Kill It
June 18, 2025
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ICYMI: AP: Trump appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing weather forecasts
Washington, D.C. – New reporting from the AP shows how Donald Trump’s cabinet officials and top appointees have ties to individuals and companies that would benefit from privatizing weather alerts. Since Trump took office, he’s decimated funding for the National Weather Service and NOAA, putting life–saving weather alerts at risk as extreme weather events like the flooding in Texas have become more frequent and more deadly.
July 9, 2025
En el Mismo Bote: Historias de la Crisis Climática – Cuando las temperaturas suben, también suben los costos
Cuando las temperaturas suben, también suben los costos Apenas estamos cerrando la primera semana oficial del verano y las olas de calor ya están rompiendo récords en todo el país, elevando nuestras facturas de electricidad y poniendo en riesgo nuestra salud. Para las comunidades latinas, el calor es más que una simple molestia: es peligroso. […]
June 26, 2025
SHOT/CHASER: Extreme Heat Strains Grid; Trump’s Budget Would Make It Worse and Spike Electric Bills Nationwide
Washington, D.C. — Extreme heat is threatening to break records in more than 250 cities this week as temperatures soar to triple digits and millions of Americans are told to stay indoors and ration their energy use. Now, Republicans in Congress are about to make it all much worse.
June 25, 2025
SHOT/CHASER: Millions of Americans Are Suffering From Extreme Heat; Trump Is Making It More Dangerous
Washington, D.C. — This week, millions of Americans across the country are facing extreme heat. Heat is already the leading weather-related cause of death, and Trump is making it even more dangerous.
June 24, 2025
Trump Directed FEMA To Abolish Support for Disaster Survivors, End Flood Insurance Program
Washington, D.C. — The Trump Administration directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to create a plan to abolish itself – effectively ending federal disaster relief.
June 18, 2025
Trump’s Hurricane Season Plan: Withhold Federal Disaster Relief
Washington, D.C. — It’s hurricane season, and Donald Trump told reporters he plans to choose who gets federal disaster relief and give out less aid.
June 10, 2025
Chaos At Disaster Relief Agencies Ahead of Hurricane Season
Washington, D.C. — After weeks of chaos in the agency, Trump’s acting FEMA chief told staff that he was unaware there was a hurricane season, then claimed he was joking. At the same time, he caused more confusion by scrapping the agency’s hurricane plan at the last minute to revert to last year’s plan.
June 3, 2025
Hurricane Season Is Here, Trump Has Left Us Unprepared
Washington, D.C. — This weekend marked the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season. For weeks, experts have been warning that Trump’s reckless cuts to disaster response have left us unprepared and at risk.
June 2, 2025
NOAA Forecasts “Above Average” Hurricane Season, Trump’s Cuts Have Left Us Unprepared
Washington, D.C. — Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasted an “above average” hurricane season, with 13-19 predicted named storms, 6-10 predicted hurricanes, and 3-5 predicted major hurricanes.
May 22, 2025
New Report Highlights Devastating Impact of Federal Cuts on Latino Communities Across the U.S.
Stakeholders discussed findings and issued urgent call to action during virtual press briefing Click here to read the report Click here to view the press briefing recording WASHINGTON — Today, Climate Power En Acción hosted a virtual press briefing to unveil its latest report, Trump Climate Policy Impacts on Latino Communities, which details the far-reaching […]
May 20, 2025