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ICYMI: The New York Times: Trump’s Vision for A.I. Dominance Comes With Major Air Pollution
August 5, 2026
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SHOT/CHASER: As Trump’s Cuts Make It Harder to Fight Wildfires, Top Trump Official Requested More Resources to Fight Fire Near His Home
Washington, DC – As wildfires become more frequent and severe across the country, Trump’s cuts to the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) are making it harder to fight them.
August 14, 2026
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Trump Rakes in Nearly $5 Million on Chevron and ExxonMobil Stocks, as Big Oil Rakes in Massive Profits From His War in Iran
Washington, DC – New reporting shows that while Americans have been paying hundreds of millions more per day at the pump thanks to Trump’s war of choice with Iran, he has lined his pockets to the tune of $4.6 million thanks to his ownership of stock in Exxon and Chevron.
August 14, 2026
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Rep. Christian Menefee, Georgia Conservation Voters, and Hurricane Survivors: Extreme Weather Is Driving Up the Cost of Living Across the South
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Christian Menefee (TX-18), Georgia Conservation Voters Education Fund, Climate Power, and hurricane survivors from coastal states held a press call spotlighting how the climate crisis is driving more frequent, more destructive storms across the South and pricing families out of their own communities in the process.
August 12, 2026
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ROUND UP: From Utility Bills to Gas Prices, Everything is More Expensive Thanks To Trump and Republicans in Congress
Washington, DC – This summer has been hot and expensive thanks to Trump and congressional Republicans’ cost-raising agenda.
August 11, 2026
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Oil and Gas Companies Rake in $85.2 Billion in Q2 Profits While American Families Pay the Price
Washington, DC – More than 20 oil and gas companies have finished reporting their Q2 profits, raking in a total of $85.2 billion — or $39 million per hour during Q2 – as American families are forced to choose between filling up their tanks and keeping the lights on.
August 11, 2026
Trump’s New FEMA Head Is Confirmed, As the Agency Is Still Critically Understaffed
Washington, DC – Cameron Hamilton was confirmed to be Trump’s new FEMA Administrator, while the agency is reportedly critically understaffed to handle a major disaster.
August 7, 2026
ICYMI: The Guardian: Trump Faces Calls For Windfall Tax On Big Oil’s Profits From Iran War
Washington, DC – Instead of actually holding Big Oil companies accountable for making billions off his war of choice in Iran with a windfall tax, Trump is staging performative PR stunts suddenly feigning outrage over skyrocketing gas prices.
August 7, 2026
ICYMI: The New York Times: Trump’s Vision for A.I. Dominance Comes With Major Air Pollution
Washington, DC – New reporting from the New York Times details how Donald Trump’s attacks on environmental protections, coupled with his support for polluting fossil fuels, have supercharged the harmful effects of data center expansion.
August 5, 2026
Rep. Tom Tiffany Wants to Restrict How Rural Landowners Can Profit From Their Own Land
Madison, WI – Congressman Tom Tiffany held a town hall in Barron County last weekend where he pushed his expensive, pro-energy-dependence agenda on residents. Rep. Tiffany raised false concerns among rural residents looking to make money by leasing their farmland for locally produced clean energy. Meanwhile, Wisconsin farmers are struggling to make ends meet, and […]
August 5, 2026
ROUND UP: As Energy Companies Rake in Profits, American Families Continue to Pay the Price With More Rate Hikes
Washington, DC – Energy companies have been announcing massive Q2 profits in recent weeks, raking in billions of dollars as American families face rate hikes as high as $28 per month.
August 4, 2026