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Senate Republicans Celebrated Clean Energy Boom in Their States, Now Face Vote to Kill It
June 18, 2025
1,300 Ohio Clean Energy Jobs Already Threatened Under Trump, with Thousands More at Risk
Columbus, OH — In just 100 days in office, President Trump’s tariffs, executive orders, and all-out assault on clean energy have put Ohio’s clean energy industry at risk. New data released today from Climate Power shows that 95 clean energy projects have been threatened, delayed, or canceled nationally since Trump took office, representing $71.24 billion in investment and 62,554 […]
April 30, 2025
ICYMI: New York Times: E.P.A.’s Hunt for Shady Deals and ‘Gold Bars’ Turns Up Empty
Washington, D.C. - Today, ahead of a major hearing on the Trump administration’s actions, the New York Times published a scathing article summarizing how the claims the Trump administration is making about the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund are “unsupported” by facts and some are “flat-out false.” The $20 billion program, aimed at lowering energy costs for low-income communities, has come under attack by Trump’s EPA as it has tried to baselessly cancel grants promised to communities and organizations to lower energy costs, build more energy-efficient and affordable housing, and create jobs.
April 2, 2025
Trump Continues to Politicize Clean Energy Investments
Washington, D.C. – Donald Trump’s administration is circulating plans to punish Americans who didn’t vote for him with politicized cuts to clean energy funding in their states. Trump’s plot to inflict economic pain on the American people would slash federal support for clean energy, threatening working families with job losses and higher energy bills. Climate […]
March 26, 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
Trump’s BLM Director Nominee Will Sell Public Lands to the Highest Bidder
Washington, D.C. — Donald Trump has nominated Kathleen Sgamma, president of Western Energy Alliance, a trade group advancing drilling on public lands, to be his Bureau of Land Management Director.
February 12, 2025
ICYMI: New York Times, Trump Is Freezing Money for Clean Energy. Red States Have the Most to Lose.
Washington, D.C. — Trump’s funding cuts have caused chaos and confusion throughout key industries and states.
February 10, 2025
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
Climate Power Launches $10 Million Black Engagement Program Aimed at Mobilizing Black Voters Around Climate
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Shell reported $6.3 billion in profits for Q2, spending $2.2 billion on dividends and $4 billion in stock buybacks.
August 1, 2024
Biden’s Latest Auto Announcement Guarantees Countless Good American Jobs, Which Trump is Pledging to Kill
Washington, D.C. – This morning, the Biden-Harris Administration announced $1.7 billion to support the conversion of 11 shuttered or at-risk auto manufacturing facilities in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, and Virginia. These plants will now have a bright future in manufacturing electric vehicles and keeping their supply chains here in the United States. […]
July 11, 2024