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FACT CHECK: Trump and Republicans’ Cuts to Disaster Response Have Left Us Vulnerable & Unprepared
October 1, 2025
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FACT CHECK: Trump and Republicans’ Cuts to Disaster Response Have Left Us Vulnerable & Unprepared
Washington, D.C. – As they scramble to deflect blame for the government shutdown, Vice President JD Vance, Speaker Mike Johnson, and other Republicans are trying to blame Democrats for stalling disaster aid.
October 1, 2025
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Climate Power Hosts Briefing to Discuss Business Closures, Rising Costs, and Impacts of Federal Policy on Clean Energy Progress in North Carolina
*Watch Full Event Here* Raleigh, NC – Today, Climate Power hosted a virtual presser to discuss recent clean energy business closures, rising costs, and the negative impact of federal policy on North Carolina’s clean energy sector. Dr. Stephen A. Smith, Executive Director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), Charlie Tumbleston, IBEW, and Jesse Lee, Senior […]
September 30, 2025
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Thanks to Trump, EVs just got $7,500 more expensive
Washington, D.C. – Thanks to the Republican Rate Hike, today, September 30, is the last day Americans can claim up to $7,500 in federal rebates on electric vehicles. Trump and Republicans’ budget bill ended popular cost-saving tax credits years earlier than planned.
September 30, 2025
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Don’t Buy Trump’s Shutdown Spin: Trump Gutted the Agencies Responsible for Keeping Us Safe From Extreme Weather
Washington, D.C. – With less than 24 hours left to avert a government shutdown, Trump and Republicans are talking about anything other than health care cuts and cost hikes by pretending to care about disaster relief.
September 30, 2025
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Federal EV tax credits are finished, thanks to Donald Trump and Tom Barrett
Lansing, Mich. – Despite their success driving the growth of America’s electric vehicle manufacturing, including a 60% increase after the 2023 credits, today marks the end of federal tax credits for the purchase of new and used EVs. Thanks to Donald Trump and MAGA allies like Rep. Tom Barrett, who voted to kill the credits, Michiganders can no longer […]
September 30, 2025
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NEW: The Trump Administration Pays Back Oil & Gas Donors and Sticks Americans with the Bill
Washington, D.C. — The Department of Energy announced a $625 million investment to expand America’s coal industry, the latest move in the Trump administration’s war on clean energy that will eliminate good-paying jobs and raise energy prices for hard-working Americans.
September 30, 2025
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Trump and Rep. Ryan Mackenzie’s War on Clean Energy Leads to More Layoffs in Lehigh Valley
Upper Macungie, Pennsylvania – Last week, Lehigh Valley Live reported that Gardner Cryogenics, a storage manufacturer for liquid helium and liquid hydrogen headquartered in Bethlehem, plans to cut 14 jobs from its Upper Macungie facility in November, with more anticipated workforce reduction before the end of the year. This is the second time in the past six months that clean […]
September 27, 2025
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Trump’s Energy Crisis Hits Americans Across the Country
Washington, D.C. – This week, Climate Power launched its first Energy Crisis Snapshot, which highlights the devastating impacts of the Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill.
September 26, 2025
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Promises Made, Promises Broken: One Year Since Hurricane Helene, Trump Delayed and Gutted Disaster Relief
Washington, D.C. – During the final days of his campaign and first days in office, Donald Trump promised to help communities devastated by Hurricane Helene recover and rebuild.
September 25, 2025
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FACT CHECK: Chris Wright Is Wrong. Clean Energy Lowers Costs.
Washington, D.C. – During an interview with CNN, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright doubled down on Trump’s claims that renewable energy sources are a “con job” and a “scam.”
September 25, 2025