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8 Ways the House Republicans’ Budget Will Harm Working Families to Pay for Millionaire Tax Cuts

House Republicans’ budget proposal is yet another Trojan horse to give tax cuts to the wealthy, while slashing programs everyday Americans rely on.

By the Center for American Progress

COLUMN

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Questions Every Governor Should Ask About the Department of Energy’s Grid Study

Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s forthcoming grid study could challenge state authority over the U.S. electricity grid.

By Luke Bassett

COLUMN

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How California Can Continue its Global Climate Leadership

Reauthorizing the state’s cap-and-trade program is critical for global momentum.

By Howard Marano

COLUMN

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America’s Clean Energy Success, by the Numbers

The past eight years have created a strong record of growth for clean energy technologies that reflects President Barack Obama’s energy policies and the market conditions they encouraged.

By Robert M. Simon and David J. Hayes

ISSUE BRIEF

The Best of the Best

President Donald Trump has put 22 of America’s most scientifically important national parks and monuments at risk.

By Jenny Rowland, Mary Ellen Kustin, and Mathew Brady

INTERACTIVE

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Trump’s Hypocritical Budget for the Environmental Protection Agency Would Overwhelm States

President Trump’s budget for the Environmental Protection Agency proposes delegating more than $600 million in environmental programs to the states while slashing funding for state grant programs by the same amount.

By Myriam Alexander-Kearns and Alison Cassady

COLUMN

Trump’s War on Oceans

World Oceans Day is a chance to take stock of just how aggressively the new administration is attempting to roll back critical ocean protections, putting America’s Blue Economy at risk.

By Michael Conathan

COLUMN

Act Now: America’s National Parks and Monuments Are at Risk

The Department of the Interior has opened a public comment period, where members of the public can tell Secretary Zinke and President Trump that they oppose efforts to eliminate or shrink national monuments.

By Aki Suzuki, Andrew Satter, Jenny Rowland, and Kate Kelly

VIDEO

BONUS EPISODE: Actually, We Won’t Always Have Paris

Christy Goldfuss joins Thinking CAP to break down Trump's possible withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.

By Michele L. Jawando, Igor Volsky, and Christy Goldfuss

PODCAST

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The Trump EPA Again Decided to Prioritize Oil Companies over Public Health

The Trump administration decided to eliminate common-sense measures to detect and repair leaks of dangerous air pollution at new oil and gas facilities.

By Alison Cassady

COLUMN

Update: The Trump Budget Cuts Hit Coal Communities and Workers Where It Hurts

President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget would cut economic development and workforce training programs that have helped coal miners, their families, and communities.

By Luke Bassett

COLUMN

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A Proposal for U.S. Leadership on International Climate Finance During the Trump Administration

U.S. citizens, state and local governments, and businesses can support clean energy and climate resilience in the most vulnerable regions—and challenge the federal government to do the same.

By Gwynne Taraska

ISSUE BRIEF