The Trump administration’s October 2025 decision to cancel $26 billion in clean energy and transportation infrastructure funding came as a surprise only in its breadth. The cuts were rolled out during a federal shutdown and framed by the administration as an act of fiscal prudence, even as they disrupted ongoing … [continued]
This is a critical year for us to build support in Washington for biking. Congress is debating what to prioritize in the next transportation reauthorization bill, which will set five years of funding and policy. At the same time, the current administration is arguing that bicycling isn’t in the federal … [continued]
Congress has passed a reconciliation bill for 2025. It has been misleadingly branded “One Big Beautiful Bill” by Donald Trump and Republicans, but it’s really One Big Bad Budget Bill. We’ve already covered it a bit, and I’m sure we will write much more about it in the coming days, … [continued]
As negotiations on the reconciliation bill continue in Congress, many lawmakers are still looking for ways to raise additional revenue and offset the cost of extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Clean energy tax credits, therefore, have become a target. Despite the surge of new solar manufacturing facilities, … [continued]
So, reportedly, the plan for how Republicans will kill the $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles is this: 180 days after the budget bill is passed into law, the EV tax credit will go away. Additionally, the tax credit for leased EVs will be eliminated immediately for cars produced outside … [continued]
We’ve covered this topic countless times now, so let’s just do a recap with a short bullet list before getting to the latest news: Republican politicians have been heavily funded by the fossil fuel industry for decades. Therefore, even as we have learned more and more about the harms of … [continued]
As we’ve pointed out repeatedly, clean energy and electric vehicle production tax credits included in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 passed by Democrats disproportionately benefit states and districts controlled by Republican Congressmen. It really doesn’t make sense to kill policies that are supporting tens or hundreds of thousands of … [continued]
It’s been such a big part of the US Republican Party for so long that it’s hard to keep in mind how insane opposition to clean energy is. Solar and wind energy power millions of homes, and they provide hundreds of thousands of US jobs, and they don’t cause cancer, … [continued]
With geothermal energy sniffing at their heels, US fossil energy stakeholders may come to regret their part in unleashing the American Energy Dominance hounds.
The recent US elections garnered a great amount of attention and perhaps generated even more “feelings.” It’s obvious to everyone what the results were. What is less clear, or much less, is what will unfold in the coming months and years. Of course, there are many opinions. Some come from … [continued]
