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WINTER IS COMING: Trump’s War in Iran Set to Decimate American Families’ Heating Bills this Winter
September 18, 2026
Arizona Leaders Address Rising Electricity Costs, Insurance Rates Faced by Latino Families in Arizona
PHOENIX — Today, Climate Power hosted a press briefing led by Rep. Adelita Grijalva and Arizona State Representative Mariana Sandoval discussing the affordability pressures squeezing Arizona households from electricity rates to insurance costs. Speakers shared recent polling and data underscoring how these costs are hitting Latino families particularly hard, forcing households to make difficult choices […]
September 30, 2026
Republicans Gather in Dallas as Texans Question Decades of One-Party Leadership on Costs, Data Centers, and Energy
DALLAS – Republicans are gathering in Dallas this week for the party’s first-ever midterm convention, choosing Texas as a showcase for a state Republicans have controlled for nearly three decades. But that choice comes as signs of political vulnerability grow, and as Texans increasingly question whether the policies that have shaped the state are delivering for their […]
September 8, 2026
FACT CHECK: Whatley’s Western North Carolina Claims Don’t Hold Up
Raleigh, NC — In a new tweet, GOP Senate Candidate Michael Whatley claims that he’ll continue working with the Trump Administration to secure the support Western North Carolina needs to recover and rebuild from Hurricane Helene. But as Trump’s appointed Hurricane Recovery “ Czar,” Whatley failed to provide the resources our communities in Western North Carolina needed. […]
September 4, 2026
Right As Students Return to School, Extreme Heat Forces School Closures and Early Dismissals
Washington, DC – As students across the country experience their first few weeks of school, extreme heat is forcing schools in several states, including Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, to cancel classes or send kids home early.
September 2, 2026
SHOT/CHASER: As Trump’s Cuts Make It Harder to Fight Wildfires, Top Trump Official Requested More Resources to Fight Fire Near His Home
Washington, DC – As wildfires become more frequent and severe across the country, Trump’s cuts to the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) are making it harder to fight them.
August 14, 2026
Rep. Christian Menefee, Georgia Conservation Voters, and Hurricane Survivors: Extreme Weather Is Driving Up the Cost of Living Across the South
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Christian Menefee (TX-18), Georgia Conservation Voters Education Fund, Climate Power, and hurricane survivors from coastal states held a press call spotlighting how the climate crisis is driving more frequent, more destructive storms across the South and pricing families out of their own communities in the process.
August 12, 2026
NEW POLL: Michiganders Are Paying More for Extreme Heat
Lansing, Mich. – While the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) is scheduled to host “affordability workshops” focused on rising energy costs in Grand Rapids, a new statewide survey from EPIC-MRA finds that a majority of Michigan voters recognize the higher temperatures this summer resulted in higher bills for them to get relief from the heat. […]
August 11, 2026
Trump Overruled His Own Agencies To Deny Disaster Aid to Blue States
Washington, DC – New reporting from POLITICO found that Trump overruled recommendations from regional NOAA and FEMA offices in order to reject disaster aid requests from four Democratic-led states following record-breaking snowstorms.
July 29, 2026
Estados demandan a Gobierno de Trump por utilizar fondos de FEMA como arma política
Una coalición de 25 estados y el Distrito de Columbia demanda a FEMA y DHS por retener fondos de preparación ante desastres y seguridad nacional, mientras comunidades latinas se enfrentan a mayor riesgo por desastres climáticos WASHINGTON — Una coalición de 25 estados y el Distrito de Columbia demandó a la Agencia Federal para el […]
July 24, 2026
The Cost of Trump: More Wildfire Smoke and Unhealthy Air
Washington, DC – Wildfire smoke is affecting nearly 110 million people, bringing orange skies and dangerous air quality across the Northern United States.
July 17, 2026