The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Is Crushing America’s Electricity System ArticleJune 12, 2025 The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Is Crushing America’s Electricity System More than half of all new capacity added to the grid over the next 10 years will be lost if federal clean energy investment is terminated, threatening a failure to meet U.S. energy demands, to raise energy costs, and to cut jobs. Jun 12, 2025 Jasia Smith, Lucero Marquez, Trevor Higgins
The House Republican Plan To Increase Gas and Electricity Prices ArticleMay 16, 2025 The House Republican Plan To Increase Gas and Electricity Prices Terminating almost all federal clean energy investments will increase electricity rates and raise the price of gasoline by between 25 cents and 37 cents per gallon, costing households more than $400 billion on energy over the next decade. May 16, 2025 Trevor Higgins
The Inflation Reduction Act Lives Up to Its Name TestimonySeptember 19, 2024 The Inflation Reduction Act Lives Up to Its Name Trevor Higgins, senior vice president of the Energy and Environment department at the Center for American Progress, filed written testimony before the U.S. House Budget Committee at a hearing on energy costs titled “The Cost of the Biden-Harris Energy Crisis.” Sep 19, 2024 Trevor Higgins
Clean Energy Investments Are Boosting the U.S. Economy TestimonySeptember 12, 2024 Clean Energy Investments Are Boosting the U.S. Economy Trevor Higgins, senior vice president of the Energy and Environment department at the Center for American Progress, filed written testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security; the testimony occurred at a hearing on energy costs titled “From Gas to Groceries: Americans Pay the Price of the Biden-Harris Energy Agenda.” Sep 12, 2024 Trevor Higgins
The Biden Administration Has Taken More Climate Action Than Any Other in History ArticleMarch 6, 2024 The Biden Administration Has Taken More Climate Action Than Any Other in History The United States has accomplished more on climate change under the Biden administration than during any other presidential administration—and there’s still more to come. Mar 6, 2024 Trevor Higgins, Rachel Chang, Devon Lespier
The Inflation Reduction Act: A Year in Review TestimonySeptember 21, 2023 The Inflation Reduction Act: A Year in Review Trevor Higgins, senior vice president of the Energy and Environment department at the Center for American Progress, filed written testimony before the U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee’s Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services; the testimony is in support of the Inflation Reduction Act in its first year of historic investments in American households and jobs aimed at accelerating the U.S. transition to a clean energy economy. Sep 21, 2023 Trevor Higgins
5 Ways the EPA Can Strengthen Carbon Standards for Power Plants ArticleAugust 8, 2023 5 Ways the EPA Can Strengthen Carbon Standards for Power Plants The Environmental Protection Agency must strengthen the standards for carbon emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants. Aug 8, 2023 Rachel Chang, Shannon Baker-Branstetter, Trevor Higgins
The Inflation Reduction Act Is Building a Clean Energy Economy and Good-Paying Jobs TestimonyApril 27, 2023 The Inflation Reduction Act Is Building a Clean Energy Economy and Good-Paying Jobs Trevor Higgins, senior vice president of the Energy and Environment department at the Center for American Progress, filed written testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Minerals; the testimony is in support of the Inflation Reduction Act and its historic investments in American households and jobs aimed at accelerating the U.S. transition to a clean energy economy. Apr 27, 2023 Trevor Higgins
The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Can Accelerate an Equitable Energy Transition ArticleNovember 21, 2022 The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Can Accelerate an Equitable Energy Transition The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund can transform the clean energy landscape while advancing environmental justice; and careful implementation with equity and accountability in mind will be the key to success. Nov 21, 2022 Rachel Chang, Trevor Higgins, Shannon Baker-Branstetter
The Inflation Reduction Act Will Save Families Thousands of Dollars ArticleSeptember 12, 2022 The Inflation Reduction Act Will Save Families Thousands of Dollars The act will lower household costs across health coverage, prescription drugs, home energy, and electric vehicles. Sep 12, 2022 Rachel Chang, Nicole Rapfogel, Emily Gee, 3 More Trevor Higgins, Will Ragland, Seth Hanlon
Top 11 Benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act Fact SheetAugust 9, 2022 Top 11 Benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act will fight inflation; bring down the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs; cut health care costs; make historic investments to tackle climate change; and significantly cut the deficit. Aug 9, 2022 Will Ragland, Colin Seeberger, Emily Gee, 3 More Trevor Higgins, Rose Khattar, Seth Hanlon
5 Major Benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Climate Investments Fact SheetAugust 4, 2022 5 Major Benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Climate Investments The Inflation Reduction Act’s $369 billion in climate investments won’t just tackle climate change; they will save families money, create millions of good jobs, and reduce pollution over the next decade. Aug 4, 2022 Trevor Higgins, Sally Hardin