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Senate Republicans Celebrated Clean Energy Boom in Their States, Now Face Vote to Kill It
June 18, 2025
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ICYMI: AP: Trump appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing weather forecasts
Washington, D.C. – New reporting from the AP shows how Donald Trump’s cabinet officials and top appointees have ties to individuals and companies that would benefit from privatizing weather alerts. Since Trump took office, he’s decimated funding for the National Weather Service and NOAA, putting life–saving weather alerts at risk as extreme weather events like the flooding in Texas have become more frequent and more deadly.
July 9, 2025
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So Funny: New TV Ad Highlights Trump’s Laughable Promise to Bring Down Costs
Washington, D.C. – On the heels of Trump signing his Republican Rate Hike into law and greenlighting a new round of reckless tariffs – Climate Power launched a new six-figure TV ad buy highlighting how, once again, Donald Trump is failing to keep his promises to Americans by hiking up their costs to give tax breaks to billionaires.
July 8, 2025
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Se Promulga Ley de Presupuesto que Castiga a las Familias Latinas Con Más Gastos y Menos Protección Ambiental
La nueva ley republicana impone aún más presión sobre las familias latinas con aumentos en los gastos de electricidad, los alimentos y la salud, además de debilitar las protecciones ambientales. WASHINGTON — Hoy, Donald Trump firmó la ley republicana conocida como “Big, Beautiful Bill”—una legislación que aumenta los gastos diarios, elimina oportunidades económicas y expone […]
July 7, 2025
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Trump Signs Budget Bill that Punishes Latino Families with Higher Costs and Toxic Pollution
New law hits Latino families with soaring electricity bills, higher food and healthcare costs, and weakened environmental protections—voters won’t forget. WASHINGTON — Today, Donald Trump signed into law the Republican-backed Big, Beautiful Bill—legislation that raises everyday expenses, slashes economic opportunity, and exposes Latino communities to even more toxic pollution. In response, Antonieta Cádiz, Executive Director […]
July 7, 2025
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Trump Signs Catastrophic Republican Rate Hike into Law
Trump’s betrayal will come with steep costs for working families –– and ultimately, the Republican members who rubber-stamped it
July 4, 2025
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Republican Rate Hike Set to Hammer Working Families
Washington, D.C. — After House Republicans jammed through Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, Climate Power Executive Director Lori Lodes issued the following statement: “With today’s vote, House Republicans didn’t just repeal clean energy investments—they took a sledgehammer to our future. They voted to jack up energy bills, destroy clean energy jobs, and sell out their own communities to Big Oil and billionaire donors.
July 3, 2025
ICYMI: NEW MEMO FROM OPPONENTS OF GOP TAX SCAM
Washington, D.C. — Following the Senate’s passage of Republicans’ Billionaire Tax Scam, Families Over Billionaires, CAP Action, Climate Power, End Citizens United, League of Conservation Voters, Navigator Research, and Protect Our Care released a new memo to allied officials, communicators, and advocates on next steps to ensure we continue winning the messaging battle. The memo emphasizes the importance of message discipline in advancing a cost-focused case against this cruel, harmful legislation. “Senate Republicans just voted to jack up energy bills, kill clean energy jobs, and hand our energy future to China — all to fund more tax breaks for billionaires. They will be held accountable for every factory that closes, every job lost, and every family hit with higher bills.
July 1, 2025
Senate GOP Rams Through Republican Rate Hike, Biggest Job-Killing Bill in History
Washington, D.C. — Today, Climate Power Executive Director Lori Lodes issued the following statement in response to Senate Republicans ramming through the Republican Rate Hike and biggest job-killing bill in history: “Senate Republicans just voted to jack up energy bills, kill clean energy jobs, and hand our energy future to China — all to fund more tax breaks for billionaires. They will be held accountable for every factory that closes, every job lost, and every family hit with higher bills.
July 1, 2025
MEMO: This Republican Rate Hike is going to bite those who vote for it.
If Congressional Republicans jam through the disastrous mess of a Big Ugly Bill—raising costs for families while giving billionaires another handout— they should expect a fierce backlash from their constituents.
June 30, 2025
ICYMI: Want to lead in AI? Then don’t kill wind and solar.
Washington, D.C. – Matt Eggers, a venture capitalist, penned an opinion piece that ran today in the Washington Post detailing the ways in which the Republican Rate Hike that’s included in the One Big Beautiful Bill that the U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote on, will hand a forfeit to China in the race to lead in AI and technology globally.
June 30, 2025