Senate committees have started to share their contributions to the larger budget reconciliation package—and if anyone’s generating a lot of buzz, it’s the Finance Committee. In their draft text released earlier this week, the committee proposed changes that would increase the debt ceiling by an additional $1 trillion despite even steeper cuts to Medicaid than the House budget bill. Needless to say, it’s…
We’ve been saying it for weeks now, but there’s nothing more important than stopping the worst that the Big, Ugly Budget Bill has to offer. That’s why we’re shifting our focus back to the only people who can get us a better deal: the Republican senators who advocate for the clean energy tax credits. Here are the four individuals who could…
Whatever you may think of Elon Musk, and it’s probably not super positive, he is right about one thing: the GOP’s reconciliation bill is a “disgusting abomination,” both for our country and the planet. Yet, hope remains. As many as 10 Senate Republicans have criticized the current version of the bill, which would ultimately add around $2.4 trillion to the national…
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act has passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. And no, it’s not beautiful, not by a mile. From a climate perspective, it would more aptly be called the One Big Beautiful Gift to the Fossil Fuel Industry Bill, because they are the only constituency that wins with the rollback of the IRA’s…
It’s time to talk about ENERGY STAR—and the Trump Administration’s completely nonsensical — or is it? — desire to eliminate it. For over 30 years, this popular program has made it easy for consumers and businesses to make upgrades that save them energy and money. The Environmental Protection Agency initially introduced it as a non-regulatory means of reducing pollution. The…
Without a doubt, the most important priority for climate activists now is to preserve climate funding in the budget reconciliation bill. We’ve got our work cut out for us, but there’s hope. House Republicans have unveiled their “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill to make President Trump’s dreams come true—and while it’s certainly big, it’s the furthest thing…
Who doesn’t love clean air, good visibility, and happy and healthy wildlife in that most treasured of all our resources — our national parks? Sadly, it’s not a rhetorical question. In a recent internal email, the Department of the Interior told National Park Service staff that it would be suspending contracts for the Park Service’s air-quality monitoring program. This program helps…
President Trump has a lot on his plate these days. Between driving up the cost of living with his tariffs, deporting immigrants without due process, alienating our allies and trading partners, defunding public television, and on and on, it’s reasonable to think he’s too busy to notice everything that’s going on behind his back. For…
This past Monday, the world lost an environmental hero. Pope Francis was more than just the esteemed leader of the Catholic Church—with a papal name based on the patron saint of ecology, he was a prominent advocate for environmental stewardship and climate change mitigation. Over his 12 years of leadership, he reframed climate change as a spiritual…
Tuesday marks the 55th anniversary of Earth Day and Climate Action Now’s 4th birthday. And while there isn’t much cause for celebration in the U.S. right now, we have one really big reason to be hopeful: Three months into Donald Trump’s second presidency, the resistance is growing. Of course, it doesn’t end there, and we would be remiss not…