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Jan 5, 2026
How to Help the Environment: Submit a Public Comment to the Federal Register in 2 Easy Steps

Ready to speak up for your community, and the environment? Submit a public comment to the Federal Register today!

Jan 5, 2026
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Dec 19, 2025
Santa’s coal, Trump, and your high energy bills: The surprising link

The Trump admin is on the naughty list. Santa may give them just what they want: more coal. Here's why that means higher energy prices and dirtier air for the rest of us.

Dec 19, 2025
The White House surrounded by huge lumps of coal for being on the naughty list.
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Nov 18, 2025
How Trump’s Coal Plant Obsession is Making Energy More Expensive

Coal plants are dirty, expensive, and unreliable. President Trump is determined to keep them open anyway. Here's how the rest of us are paying the price.

Nov 18, 2025
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Nov 6, 2025
2025 Election Results: Who won key elections and what their victories mean for your energy bill

Voters nationwide overwhelmingly elected candidates who ran on lower bills and cleaner energy. Here’s what you need to know about the winning candidates in key races in New Jersey, Virginia and Georgia, and how their policies will benefit you and your energy bills.

Nov 6, 2025
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Nov 6, 2025
2025 Election Breakdown: LCV State Affiliates Won Major Victories

Across the country, voters turned out to elect state and local leaders who will make enormous decisions to protect our environment and democracy. Our state affiliates invested all year to make sure environmental champions won these races.

Nov 6, 2025
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Nov 3, 2025
4 Must-Do Steps to Get Ready to Vote in the 2025 Election

Election Day is November 4, and 33 states are holding critical state and local elections. Here’s what you can do right now to make sure you’re ready to cast your ballot.

Nov 3, 2025
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Oct 23, 2025
Why your costs are so high, and how the government shutdown is making them worse

President Trump and Congressional Republicans’ policies have made our lives too expensive. Now, they are forcing a government shutdown to raise costs even more.

Oct 23, 2025
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Oct 8, 2025
5 Reasons Why Your Electric Bill is So High

Higher electric bills around the country are the direct result of Trump administration policies that benefit Big Polluters at our expense. Here’s why, and how we can take action.

Oct 8, 2025

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Aug 27, 2025
Trump’s public lands sale didn’t end with the “Big Beautiful Bill.” Here’s how he’s trying to sell off public lands and gut national parks, and how we’re fighting back.

The country's outrage over Mike Lee's public lands sale proposal in the "Big Beautiful Bill" left Trump and his cronies hoping we won't notice these many other ways they're selling off our lands and gutting our national parks.

Aug 27, 2025
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Aug 19, 2025
EPA’s Endangerment Finding is critical for clean air and the climate. Lee Zeldin and the Trump administration want to repeal it.

The proposed repeal of EPA’s Endangerment Finding will make our air dirtier and our energy more expensive. Here's what you need to know.

Aug 19, 2025
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