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Trump Cuts Services That Protect Children From Toxic Chemicals
Washington, D.C. – The Trump administration plans to cancel critical funding that helps protect children from hazardous chemicals. Trump is also preparing to withdraw grants that help reduce the effects of wildfire smoke and keep forever chemicals out of our food. Climate Power Senior Advisor for Accountability Campaigns Alex Witt issued the following statement: “Donald […]
April 22, 2025
ICYMI: Republicans and Business Leaders Push Trump to Protect Clean Energy Tax Credits
Washington, D.C. – Today, the New York Times highlighted how Republican House Members and business leaders are calling on President Trump and House Ways and Means Committee leadership to protect the clean energy tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act. The credits have driven a clean energy and manufacturing boom - disproportionately creating jobs and driving investment in Republican districts.
March 17, 2025
ICYMI: Mother Jones: Storm Deaths Mount, Exacerbated By DOGE and Trump’s Climate Chaos
Washington, D.C. — Weeks after Donald Trump fired hundreds of employees from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), extreme weather devastated communities across the country, killing at least 40 people.
March 17, 2025
ICYMI: Politico, House Republican support grows for keeping clean energy tax breaks
Washington, D.C. — Today, Politico reported that 21 House Republicans have signed a letter voicing support for clean energy tax breaks.
March 10, 2025
GOP Governing Trifecta Must Protect America’s Clean Energy Boom
Washington, D.C. — In response to Republicans maintaining control of the House, securing a governing trifecta in Washington, Climate Power executive director Lori Lodes released the following statement:
November 14, 2024
Clean Energy is Booming in Republican States, Including in Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s Home of South Dakota
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senate Republicans elected Sen. John Thune (R-SD) as the next Senate Majority Leader.
November 13, 2024
ICYMI: Climate Power Executive Director Lori Lodes Lays Stakes of Clean Energy Plan
Washington, D.C. – Today, Elissa Slotkin was elected U.S. Senator from Michigan, defeating Big Oil-backed Mike Rogers.
November 9, 2024
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
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