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Gas Prices Hit Highest Level in Four Years as Americans’ Anxiety Over Energy Costs Skyrockets
April 28, 2026
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WHERE’S WHATLEY? Weeks from Hurricane Season, Trump’s FEMA Review Council Recommends Weakening Disaster Response
Raleigh, NC – Just weeks from hurricane season, Trump’s FEMA Review Council released its recommendations to overhaul the agency – further gutting our federal disaster response and pushing the costs of recovery onto states and local communities. Since taking office, Trump has systematically slashed disaster preparedness and response. Michael Whatley, the GOP Senate Candidate for […]
May 7, 2026
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With Hurricane Season Weeks Away, Abbott Endorsed Gutting Texas’s Federal Disaster Safety Net
AUSTIN, TX – Just weeks before hurricane season, Trump’s FEMA Review Council – on which Governor Greg Abbott serves – released its recommendations to overhaul the agency, further gutting federal disaster response and shifting the costs of recovery onto states and local communities. Texas faces some of the nation’s most destructive natural disasters, including hurricanes, floods, […]
May 7, 2026
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Weeks from Hurricane Season, Trump’s FEMA Review Council Recommends Weakening Disaster Response
Washington, DC – Just weeks from hurricane season, Trump’s FEMA Review Council released its recommendations to overhaul the agency – further gutting our federal disaster response and pushing the costs of recovery onto states and local communities.
May 7, 2026
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NEW: Shell Makes Almost $7 Billion in Profits as Americans Continue to Pay Record High Prices at the Pump
Washington, DC – As Americans are forced to choose between filling up their tanks and keeping the lights on, the windfall for Big Oil keeps growing.
May 7, 2026
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Diesel Prices Reach Record-Highs, Hurting Wisconsin Farmers, While Van Orden and Tiffany Support Trump’s Iran War
Madison, WI – This week, diesel prices in Wisconsin reached a multiyear high of $5.71 as Trump’s war of choice in Iran continues into its 9th week. Gas prices in Wisconsin are up by more than $1.60 since the war began, making it harder for Wisconsinites to fill up their tanks. Fertilizer prices have also […]
May 6, 2026
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Diesel Prices Reach Record-Highs, Hurting Ohio Farmers, While Husted Supports Trump’s Iran War
Columbus, OH – This week, diesel prices in Ohio reached a multiyear high of $5.92 as Trump’s war of choice in Iran continues into its 9th week. Gas prices in Ohio are up by more than $2 since the war began, making it harder for Ohioans to fill up their tanks. Fertilizer prices have also […]
May 6, 2026
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NEW: Trump’s Big Oil Donors Continue to Rake in Profits as Americans Pinch Pennies at the Pump
Washington, DC – Oil and gas companies continue to make bank off of Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran, with Devon Energy, EOG Resources, Equinor, and Occidental Petroleum all announcing increased profits since before the war.
May 6, 2026
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Thanks to Trump’s War, Diesel Prices Reached Record Highs, Hurting Michigan Farmers
Lansing, Mich. – This week, diesel prices in Michigan reached a record high of $6.01 as Trump’s war of choice in Iran continues into its ninth week. Gas prices in Michigan are up 62% since the war began, making it harder for Michiganders to fill up their tanks. Fertilizer prices have also increased dramatically, with the average price nationally increasing […]
May 6, 2026
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ROUND UP: More Rate Hikes as Trump Spends Taxpayer Dollars to Take Energy Options Off the Grid
Washington, DC – While Americans in states across the country face rate hikes, Donald Trump has spent almost $2 billion in taxpayer dollars to take clean energy options off the grid as demand soars.
May 6, 2026
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On Hurricane Preparedness Week, Trump Has Left Us Anything But Prepared
Washington, DC – This week is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Hurricane Preparedness Week, but Trump’s cuts to weather forecasting and disaster response have left us less prepared.
May 6, 2026