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Jul 10, 2025
Republicans passed their bad “Big Beautiful Bill.” Here are the ugly impacts we’ll see on clean energy, electricity costs, the environment and more.

Republicans in Congress narrowly passed their so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” and President Trump signed it into law last week. It is the most anti-environment legislation ever passed. Here's the ugly truth about what's in this bill and the impacts we'll feel across the country as it comes into effect.

Jul 10, 2025

Jessie Cohen

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Jun 25, 2025
Senate Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Bill” (aka “Big Ugly Bill”) will increase energy costs and destroy our clean energy future. We must act now to stop it.

Senate Republicans' bill would destroy the future of clean energy in this country, increase energy costs, slash good jobs, sell off our public lands, weaken environmental and health protections, and put polluters above the law – all to give tax cuts to the wealthy.

Jun 25, 2025

Jessie Cohen

A chalk mural that reads “The Big Ugly Bill polluters our water,” “Vote no!,” and “Hands off.”
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Jun 19, 2025
On Juneteenth, A Stark Look at Federal Environmental Justice Rollbacks – and an Opportunity to Push Back

The Trump administration is trying to turn back the clock on environmental justice progress. Here's what we're facing, and an opportunity to push back.

Jun 19, 2025
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Jun 6, 2025
Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Bill” is the worst bill ever for our communities and the environment. Here’s why, and how we can stop it.

Republicans' billionaire tax scam would stop clean energy progress in its tracks, raise energy costs for everyday people, and exact a devastating toll on our environment.

Jun 6, 2025
LCV staff in green shirts talking to Senator Michael Bennet (CO) on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.
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Mar 12, 2025
Federal Budget Glossary: As a Potential Government Shutdown Looms, Key Terms to Make Sense of the Chaos in Congress

As Congress scrambles to fund the government before the March 14th deadline, here are the budget-related policy terms you should know to make sense of the chaos. 

Mar 12, 2025
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Feb 13, 2025
Decoding Trump’s Energy Policy: Misleading Terms and What They Really Mean

Here are some top phrases that corporate polluters and their lawmaker allies love, what they actually mean, and the impact their agenda will have on our communities and the climate in the coming years.

Feb 13, 2025
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Feb 7, 2025
The Trump Administration’s Environmental Impacts So Far, and How We’re Fighting Back

If the new administration has made one thing clear, it’s that nothing, not even the U.S. Constitution, will stop them from attempting to enact their dangerous, extreme plan to hurt our families, destroy the environment, and upend our government and our lives.

Feb 7, 2025
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Jan 29, 2025
What Trump’s Billionaire-Filled Cabinet Could Mean for Clean Energy and the Climate Crisis

Donald Trump has nominated the most wealthy, anti-environment and anti-democracy Cabinet in this country’s history. As the nominees make their way through Senate confirmation, here's how they and the departments they are set to lead could impact climate policy in the years to come.

Jan 29, 2025
Graphic showing scissors cutting a photo of the Capitol Dome in half. In the background are wind turbines and solar panels on the left and oil rigs and smoke stacks on the right.
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Jan 14, 2025
Our Newest National Monuments, Public Lands, and What’s at Stake

President Biden has protected more land than any other president, including the newest Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands National Monuments. Explore his conservation legacy, the history of presidential power over federal lands, and what's at risk under the next administration.

Jan 14, 2025
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Jun 18, 2024
Supreme Court Decisions to Watch with the Environment and Democracy At Stake

MAGA justices on the captured Supreme Court are poised to erode our most fundamental freedoms in service of big polluters and other powerful special interests. Here are three especially important cases to watch as decisions are announced over the next few weeks.

Jun 18, 2024
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