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Trump Pledges to Again Withhold Disaster Aid From Americans Threatened By Extreme Weather
Just days after bombshell reporting on Donald Trump’s record of withholding disaster aid from states that didn’t vote for him, last night, Trump promised to do it again, declaring that he’d withhold aid for wildfires from California unless the state bowed to his bizarre, unhinged demands. Trump has spent weeks endangering hurricane relief efforts by spewing lie-filled rants, putting Americans in greater danger when they need help the most. Now, on the campaign trail, while denying the true cause of extreme weather, he’s actively vowing to withhold aid from Americans suffering from its impacts if elected president.
October 13, 2024
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Vance Calls Climate Change a “Sociopathic” Reason Not to Have Children
WASHINGTON, D.C. - After Trump’s weeks of denying the climate crisis in the face of deadly hurricanes and spewing dangerous lies about relief efforts, today his running mate, JD Vance dismissed the seriousness of climate change by connecting it to his favorite insult, childless cat ladies
October 12, 2024
75 Congressional Republicans Vote No, But Took the Dough
Washington, D.C. — Last week, Donald Trump descended on Hurricane ravaged Valdosta, Georgia for a photo-op where he told blatant lies about ongoing recovery efforts, but that’s just the beginning.
October 9, 2024
Trump’s Georgia Trip, Project 2025 Will Harm Disaster Relief Efforts
Washington, D.C. — After spending the past week ignoring Hurricane Helene and leaning into climate denialism, Donald Trump visited Valdosta, GA, for a politically motivated photo-op that diverted essential resources and aid away from devastated communities.
September 30, 2024
ICYMI: Miami Herald, Florida’s bracing for a major hurricane. This is why we need NOAA, not Project 2025
Washington, D.C. — As Americans across the Southeast brace for Hurricane Helene’s devastating impact, the Miami Herald Editorial Board highlighted how Donald Trump’s Project 2025 would put lifesaving weather alerts behind a paywall.
September 26, 2024
ICYMI: Kamala Harris’ Career-Long Fight To Hold Polluters Accountable
Washington, D.C. — Ten Republican governors announced the creation of the Governors Coalition for Energy Choice.
September 24, 2024
Republican Governors Put New Clean Energy Jobs at Risk to Protect Big Oil’s Bottom Line
Washington, D.C. — Ten Republican governors announced the creation of the Governors Coalition for Energy Choice.
September 20, 2024
ICYMI, Bill Nye on CNN: “It’s Too Hot Not to Vote”
Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, Bill Nye joined CNN to discuss extreme weather, the climate stakes of this election, and Climate Power’s “Too Hot Not to Vote” campaign to register and mobilize voters to vote for climate candidates.
September 19, 2024
Speaker Johnson Exposes Vulnerable Republicans as Liars on Clean Energy Investments
Washington, D.C. — In remarks to the America First Policy Institute, Speaker Mike Johnson promised to repeal the clean energy plan—putting more than 330,000 clean energy jobs on the chopping block and increasing energy costs for working families—if Republicans win the presidency and take full control of Congress this November.
September 18, 2024
ICYMI, The Guardian: If Trump and Vance win the election, this is what’s at stake
Washington, D.C. – Today, The Guardian highlighted how vice presidential candidate JD Vance’s hometown of Middletown, Ohio, could receive a $500 million grant from the Biden administration’s landmark climate legislation – which Vance has called a “green energy scam.”
September 16, 2024