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ICYMI: NYT Editorial Board Explains Why Americans Should Blame Trump When Their Energy Bills Go Up Republicans “have become the party that stands in the way of lower energy prices for American households”

The @nytopinion.nytimes.com editorial board wrote today: the GOP has "become the party that stands in the way of lower energy prices for American households."

See our full tracker of Trump's attacks on clean energy here ⤵️
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Blair Twp. official Jacob Wible praises solar’s benefits, including lower rates & US energy independence. More stories from Evergreen Action & PPRI: https://evergreenaction.com/blog/protecting-property-rights-powering-rural-economies?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rural_siting

We're proud to be one of the 3,700+ nonprofits who signed on to this letter condemning the Trump administration’s illegal attacks on free speech.

He wants to intimidate and silence dissent—but we will all continue to fight back.

Families need relief. Communities need lower power bills.

Instead of working across the aisle to deliver help, Republicans shut down the government so that Trump could keep abusing power.

Can clean energy find common ground in today’s polarized world? Farmers want to participate in clean energy—but red tape, misinformation & restrictions are slowing progress.

Co-author @courtbrady.bsky.social shares the lessons.

Download the full report: evrgn.co/4nrkujQ

Protecting Property Rights and Fixing Energy Permitting A new report by Evergreen Action and the Private Property Rights Institute uses interviews with farmers and decision-makers in Michigan and Pennsylvania to protect private property rights and create e...

🚨 Clean energy & private property rights can find common ground 🚨

We partnered with the Private Property Rights Institute to hear from farmers & local leaders in MI & PA about red tape slowing projects.

📖 Read the report ⬇️ evergreenaction.com/blog/protect...

Thank you to our speakers & all who joined today’s Climate Week panel with Three Cairns Group on the success of congestion pricing.

Congestion relief is a reminder that change can take time, but with support from leaders across government, business, advocacy and more—it’s worth the wait.

Truck manufacturers are suing California over an emissions deal they signed: that's bad news for Californians, the trucking industry and the truck makers themselves. Oped in @latimes.com by Guillermo Ortiz of @nrdc.org and Craig Segall, formerly of @airresources.bsky.social

Authoritarians fear organized workers✊

This Labor Day, we’re proud our Evergreen staff are unionized—because strong unions are how we confront the climate crisis, defend democracy, and build a better future.

Federal Tax Credits for Heat Pumps Disappear Soon. What Can States Do to Fill the Gap? A state-level plan to keep heat pumps pumping.

Time is short for households to take advantage of home energy credits before the end of the year.

It's also time for states to step up and fill the gap in making heat pumps affordable for everyone.

My latest on the @evergreenaction.bsky.social blog.

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Republicans really be like: Don't Blame Me (for your higher energy prices)

Trump’s own Energy Secretary admitted the truth: “We’re going to get blamed.”

And he’s right. Trump’s war on clean energy is driving electricity bills up for working families—while padding fossil fuel profits. 🧵

Trump’s EPA Moves to Blackout Solar and Hike Energy Costs for Working Families Donald Trump and Lee Zeldin are once again trying to illegally claw back clean energy funds that Congress already appropriated and communities are already using to lower energy bills.

Trump’s EPA is trying to rip rooftop solar funding from low-income families––breaking the law and hiking energy costs to keep fossil fuel CEOs happy.

As record heat and data centers strain the grid, they’re sabotaging the fastest, cheapest power we have. www.evergreenaction.com/press/trumps...

17 Groups Urge Truck Makers to Uphold CA Emissions Pact A coalition of 17 environmental, health, and business groups sent a letter urging truck and engine manufacturers to reaffirm their commitment to the 2023 Clean Truck Partnership with CARB.

BREAKING: Public Citizen, NRDC, Sierra Club & others are warning truck makers like Daimler Truck against trashing an agreement that boosts electric trucks and secures the future of the trucking industry. More:

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⚡ CONGRESS PASSED TRUMP'S BUDGET BILL—so now what?

Here's what: YOUR power is at its peak during August recess.

Join @khanna.house.gov, @mcclellan.house.gov, @sierraclub.org and us this Friday 8/1 at 11am ET to learn exactly how to engage your lawmakers.
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126°. 122°. 121°.

And Trump’s EPA is trying to gut one of the most important climate protections we have.

From Gridlock to Greenlight: The Secret Behind New York’s Congestion Pricing Success New York’s congestion pricing program is up, running, and working. But how did it get passed in the first place? What can advocates do to protect this climate and public health progress? And what can ...

Big city + cars ≠ gridlock, all thanks to congestion relief.

Renae Reynolds from @tstc.bsky.social illustrates how it happened: a diverse coalition of leaders in labor, policy, transportation, and public health.

Read more from @evergreenaction.bsky.social:

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New York City just proved congestion pricing works—and the results speak for themselves.

👉 Read more: From Gridlock to Greenlight: The Secret Behind New York’s Congestion Pricing Success evergreenaction.com/blog/from-gr...

Thanks to Governor Evers' clean energy leadership, Wisconsin is on the path to a stronger, more sustainable economy.

But there’s still more work to do.

The next governor needs to carry forward Evers’ clean energy vision and ensure that every community shares in its benefits.

Your guide to using the home energy tax credits before they’re gone Check the new expiration dates on these incentives.

Thinking about getting new home appliances? Shop now to take advantage of federal home energy tax credits before they expire.

Learn which appliances and projects qualify: homes.rewiringamerica.org/electric-tax...

Trump Is Rolling Back Clean Cars Standards and Investments. States Are Fighting Back. Trump is illegally rolling back clean car standards and gutting EV funding for states and consumers. States can fight back with these seven policy opportunities.

Discouraged by attacks on climate progress? Our states are stepping up.

11 governors launched the Affordable Clean Cars Coalition to help sustain America’s transition to cleaner & more affordable cars.

More via @evergreenaction.bsky.social ⬇️
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New York City’s congestion relief program is a case study in government getting big things done—AND it’s showing other cities how to do the same.

@justinbackalbalik.bsky.social with @evergreenaction.bsky.social is reminding Washington they should take note ⤵️

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While Trump schmoozes with AI execs at the Pennsylvania Energy & Innovation Summit, don’t forget: his energy agenda is driving up YOUR bills by undermining the clean, reliable power we need to meet growing demand from big tech.

All talk, no watts.

Challenge to clean trucks agreement is an attack on trucking industry, say experts Western States Trucking Association push back on Clean Truck Partnership

BREAKING: A new legal attack on the Clean Trucks Partnership threatens 52K+ electric trucks on US roads. Volvo & Daimler signed the deal–will they stand by it? Experts warn this move risks stalling progress as EU & China surge ahead.

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Billions more for billionaires, barely pennies for people, and more pollution for the planet · Climate Action Campaign Join our national webinar with speakers Senator Schatz and Senator Markey: “Billions more for billionaires, barely pennies for people, and more pollution for the planet: What's next for our movement?”...

Join us tonight in activating grassroots advocates nationwide following the "Big, Brutal, Bill." We will be joined by @markey.senate.gov, Senator Brian Schatz, and @billmckibben.bsky.social to tell us what's next in this fight against attacks on American families. www.mobilize.us/climateactio...

Ted Cruz: “Ok, what could have been done differently?"

Also Ted Cruz: inserted language in the spending bill to gut weather forecast spending and built a career denying our climate reality.

Evergreen: Republicans Just Sold Out Working-Class Americans So Oligarchs Can Hoard Even More Wealth Republicans just jammed through one of the most catastrophic bills in a generation.

Climate. Health care. The economy.

Republicans just voted to torch it all—just because their corporate donors handed them the match 🔥 evergreenaction.com/press/evergr...

Despite last-minute changes, US Senate bill deals big blow to renewable energy The U.S. Senate's massive budget bill that passed on Tuesday will make it harder to develop wind and solar energy projects, despite the removal of some contentious provisions, industry advocates and lawmakers said.

"Senate Republicans just voted to trigger the largest spike in utility bills in American history" @evergreenaction.bsky.social

According to C2ES, the United States will lose 2.3 million jobs as a result of the bill despite some last minute improvements. @reuters.com 1/

Senate Republicans Drop Economic, Environmental Wrecking Ball As Big Oil Oligarchs and Dying Coal Barons Cheer On Senate Republicans just voted to trigger the largest spike in utility bills in American history.

Our statement ⬇️ bit.ly/4l8oXGR

Nobody wants Trump’s Big Oil Billionaire bill —except oligarchs, dying coal barons, Big Oil, and the politicians they bought.

📞🏛️ Call and urge Democrats in the House to hold strong, and for Republicans to do the right thing: evrgn.co/4lyflVK