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Trump Administration Ends Lifeline Program that Cuts Energy Bills  for Low-Income Families

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In yet another blow to working families, the Trump Administration is attempting to terminate the EPA’s Solar for All grants—gutting a Congressionally appropriated $7 billion initiative that was projected to lower energy bills by $400 a year for nearly one million low-income households across all 50 states and U.S. territories, including on Tribal lands.

August 7, 2025

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En el mismo bote: Historias de la crisis climática – Mientras el país arde, nos quitan las protecciones

Mientras el país arde, nos quitan las protecciones Un megaincendio que está arrasando partes del Gran Cañón y una ola de calor sin precedentes que afecta a grandes regiones de Estados Unidos son los ejemplos más recientes de cómo los desastres climáticos se están volviendo más frecuentes e intensos. Mientras tanto, la administración Trump está […]

August 7, 2025

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SHOT/CHASER: As Governor, Doug Burgum Praised Clean Energy; Now He’s Restricting It For Republican Governors

Washington, D.C.  — While governor of North Dakota, Doug Burgum praised clean energy for creating jobs, boosting the state’s economy, and helping to meet energy demand.

August 6, 2025

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As ‘Megafire’ Burns, Experts Warn Trump’s National Parks Plan Would Bankrupt Arizona and Gut Fire Response

PHOENIX– With the Dragon Bravo “megafire” so far consuming more than 126,000 acres near Grand Canyon National Park, former National Park Service Director Chuck Sams and veteran wildfire chief Bobbie Scopa warned that Donald Trump’s plan to transfer control of national parks to the states would cripple Arizona’s fire response, gut its economy, and put public lands at […]

August 6, 2025

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New $8M August Recess Campaign: Energy Affordability Advocates Hit House Republicans For Voting to Raise Energy Costs

Washington, D.C. – Leading energy affordability advocacy organizations today announced a new $8M investment to ensure that House Republicans are held accountable for their votes to raise energy costs for families while giving a tax break to oil and gas billionaires.

August 6, 2025

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On Manufacturing Tours, PA Representatives Bresnahan and Mackenzie Celebrate Republican Tax Bill That’s Killing Jobs & Raising Energy Costs 

PENNSYLVANIA — Last month, President Trump signed the Republican tax bill into law—a bill that is not only wildly unpopular with voters but will also cost Pennsylvania tens of thousands of energy manufacturing jobs in the next five years, and in turn drive up energy costs by hundreds of dollars. Now, Representatives Rob Bresnahan (PA-08) and Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07) are touting […]

August 6, 2025

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, and Harris County Attorney Menefee Join Houston Leaders to Confront Climate-Driven Insurance Crisis

HOUSTON—U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), and Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee joined local leaders, advocates, and experts yesterday at the Kashmere Multi-Service Center for a roundtable on the growing economic strain caused by climate change-fueled insurance costs. The discussion occurred while severe storms raced across Houston with wind gusts up to 60 […]

August 5, 2025

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ICYMI: New York Times: Candidate Trump Promised Oil Executives a Windfall. Now, They’re Getting It.

Washington, D.C. – The New York Times reports that Donald Trump is making good on his promise to boost the bottom line of his billionaire Big Oil campaign donors. Trump’s new Republican Rate Hike bill is forcing working families to pay higher energy costs to fund tax breaks for the ultrawealthy fossil fuel executives who […]

July 31, 2025

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As Trump Moves to Kill Climate Policy, Extreme Heat Smothers Much of America

Washington, D.C. — As the Trump Administration moves to eliminate the legal foundation for protections against climate-warming pollution, a life-threatening and long-lasting heat wave continues to smother vast swaths of the country.

July 31, 2025

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ICYMI: Leading Trump Public Health Expert Doesn’t Know If Pollution Is Bad For Us

Washington, D.C.  — When asked if the EPA’s plan to repeal its longstanding pollution policy is dangerous to our public health, Trump’s Food and Drug Administration head, Dr. Marty Makary, told CNBC that he didn’t know enough about the issue.

July 30, 2025