Counterpoint: America Needs Affordable Energy; Coal Doesn’t Fit the Bill In the NewsAugust 7, 2025 Counterpoint: America Needs Affordable Energy; Coal Doesn’t Fit the Bill In an op-ed published by Inside Sources, Jenny Rowland-Shea explains that President Trump's efforts to revive the dying coal industry will cost the United States time and money we cannot afford to waste. Aug 7, 2025 Inside Sources Jenny Rowland-Shea
Trump’s ‘Energy Dominance’ Means Payouts to the Oil and Gas Industry In the NewsJuly 23, 2025 Trump’s ‘Energy Dominance’ Means Payouts to the Oil and Gas Industry In an op-ed published by The National Interest, Kendra Hughes and Lucero Marquez assert that President Trump's vision of "energy dominance" offers giveaways to the fossil fuel industry instead of the affordable, reliable, and domestically produced energy that America needs. Jul 23, 2025 The National Interest Kendra Hughes, Lucero Marquez
Congress’ Tax Bill Is Selling Out America’s Public Lands and Waters ArticleMay 6, 2025 Congress’ Tax Bill Is Selling Out America’s Public Lands and Waters The tax bill would now include the largest sellout of public lands by Congress in modern U.S. history. May 6, 2025 Jenny Rowland-Shea, Drew McConville
10 Trump Administration Actions That Could Lead to Higher Electricity Prices ReportApril 28, 2025 10 Trump Administration Actions That Could Lead to Higher Electricity Prices Electricity prices are spiking, and the Trump administration’s actions are further increasing costs for working people while enriching billionaire oil and gas donors. Apr 28, 2025 Lucero Marquez, Akshay Thyagarajan, Shannon Baker-Branstetter
The Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans’ Plan To Make Billionaires Richer May Make Americans Sicker ArticleApril 17, 2025 The Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans’ Plan To Make Billionaires Richer May Make Americans Sicker The Trump administration and congressional Republicans are working to finance their plans to cut taxes for the ultrawealthy—and they are cutting environmental protection and clean energy programs, endangering American lives and livelihoods, as part of this effort. Apr 17, 2025 Shannon Baker-Branstetter, Lucero Marquez
The Trump Administration Has Invited Power Plants to Emit More Toxic Pollution in a Giveaway to Corporate Polluters ArticleApril 4, 2025 The Trump Administration Has Invited Power Plants to Emit More Toxic Pollution in a Giveaway to Corporate Polluters In an unprecedented move, the Trump administration has offered fossil fuel power plants and industrial sources the opportunity to ask, by email, for an exemption from the Clean Air Act, enabling them to avoid compliance with emission standards that protect Americans. Apr 4, 2025 Leo Banks, Lucero Marquez
How the Trump Administration’s Agenda To Eliminate Environmental Protections and Promote the Fossil Fuel Industry Harms Public Health Fact SheetApril 2, 2025 How the Trump Administration’s Agenda To Eliminate Environmental Protections and Promote the Fossil Fuel Industry Harms Public Health The Trump administration’s plan to abandon environmental and public health safeguards threatens the health and lives of Americans while lining the pockets of corporate polluters. Apr 2, 2025 Cathleen Kelly, Jasia Smith
Resource-Rich New Mexico Plans To Diversify Its Economy ArticleMarch 24, 2025 Resource-Rich New Mexico Plans To Diversify Its Economy New Mexico is rich in oil yet remains relatively poor compared with other U.S. states, so its new economic strategy could be a road map to prosperity. Mar 24, 2025 Mark Haggerty
Opening More Lands and Waters for Oil Drilling Won’t Lower Energy Prices ArticleFebruary 10, 2025 Opening More Lands and Waters for Oil Drilling Won’t Lower Energy Prices Promises to lower prices through mandating oil leasing are overblown and would actually line the pockets of Big Oil. Feb 10, 2025 Jenny Rowland-Shea, Mariel Lutz
Highlights from ‘State Efforts To Decarbonize Key Industrial Sectors’ VideoJanuary 28, 2025 Highlights from ‘State Efforts To Decarbonize Key Industrial Sectors’ The Center for American Progress held a virtual event that explored state policy efforts to decarbonize and detoxify the production of construction materials and discussed lessons learned from policy implementation. Jan 28, 2025 Jamie Friedman, Reema Bzeih, Matthew Gossage
Organized Labor Is Uncovering the Truth About Offshore Wind in Rhode Island VideoJuly 22, 2024 Organized Labor Is Uncovering the Truth About Offshore Wind in Rhode Island On the front lines of the clean energy transition, Rhode Island’s offshore wind developments and union workforce are disproving misinformation spread by the fossil fuel industry and showcasing the benefits of federal climate investments for local communities and economies. Jul 22, 2024 Margaret Cooney, Devon Lespier, Hai-Lam Phan, 2 More Adam Reich, Olivia Mowry
How the Federal Government Can Hold the Oil and Gas Industry Accountable ReportSeptember 19, 2023 How the Federal Government Can Hold the Oil and Gas Industry Accountable Oil and gas companies have been cheating the leasing and drilling system for years, but the Biden administration has the tools to hold them accountable. Sep 19, 2023 Mariel Lutz, Jenny Rowland-Shea
Opinion: Big Three automakers need to step up for the workers who keep them profitable In the NewsSeptember 8, 2023 Opinion: Big Three automakers need to step up for the workers who keep them profitable In a MarketWatch op-ed, Mike Williams argues why the Big Three automakers need to work with the UAW to do right by autoworkers and to help fight against climate change. Sep 8, 2023 MarketWatch Mike Williams
To Protect Whales, We Should Ban Offshore Oil and Gas, Not Wind Farms In the NewsMarch 21, 2023 To Protect Whales, We Should Ban Offshore Oil and Gas, Not Wind Farms In an op-ed for InsideSources, Angelo Villagomez and Chris Parsons debunk speculation that offshore wind development poses a threat to whales. Mar 21, 2023 InsideSources Angelo Villagomez, Chris Parsons
After Getting Willow Project Wrong, Biden Must Get These Climate and Public Lands Decisions Right ArticleMarch 17, 2023 After Getting Willow Project Wrong, Biden Must Get These Climate and Public Lands Decisions Right President Biden and his team must cement new protections for U.S. lands and waters, secure additional climate progress, and prevent bad decisions such as the Willow project from happening again. Mar 17, 2023 Drew McConville, Jenny Rowland-Shea
The Biden administration must take a tougher stance on soot pollution In the NewsMarch 9, 2023 The Biden administration must take a tougher stance on soot pollution Sarah Millender, Auburn Bell, and Jill Rosenthal have published a new op-ed in The Hill urging the Biden administration to strengthen standards on soot pollution. Mar 9, 2023 The Hill Sarah Millender, Auburn Bell, Jill Rosenthal
Offshore Wind Can Lower Energy Prices and Beat Out Oil and Gas ReportSeptember 23, 2022 Offshore Wind Can Lower Energy Prices and Beat Out Oil and Gas Offshore wind lease sales are a significantly better use of ocean acreage than oil and gas—for energy consumers, taxpayers, and the climate. Sep 23, 2022 Michael Freeman
Quitting Fossil Fuels and Reviving Rural America ReportSeptember 1, 2022 Quitting Fossil Fuels and Reviving Rural America Fossil energy communities need a legacy fund to build capacity and resilience. Sep 1, 2022 Mark Haggerty, Nicole Gentile
4 Reasons the Willow Oil Project Is Unfit for Approval ArticleAugust 9, 2022 4 Reasons the Willow Oil Project Is Unfit for Approval President Biden must reject ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil drilling project to sustain progress toward achieving the administration’s ambitious climate goals. Aug 9, 2022 Jenny Rowland-Shea
The Oil Industry’s Grip on Public Lands and Waters May Be Slowing Progress Toward Energy Independence ReportJuly 19, 2022 The Oil Industry’s Grip on Public Lands and Waters May Be Slowing Progress Toward Energy Independence Seventy-seven percent of public lands in the western United States that are ideal for renewable energy projects are in areas with low or no oil and gas potential, yet they are still prioritized for oil and gas leasing. Jul 19, 2022 Jenny Rowland-Shea, Zainab Mirza
These Top 5 Oil Companies Just Raked In $35 Billion While Americans Pay More at the Pump ArticleMay 17, 2022 These Top 5 Oil Companies Just Raked In $35 Billion While Americans Pay More at the Pump While families on tight budgets struggle to pay the sky-high price of gas, these five oil companies more than tripled their profits in the first quarter of 2022. May 17, 2022 Sally Hardin, Jenny Rowland-Shea
Fixing Abandoned Offshore Oil Wells Can Create Jobs and Protect the Ocean ArticleApril 20, 2022 Fixing Abandoned Offshore Oil Wells Can Create Jobs and Protect the Ocean Abandoned and orphaned offshore oil and gas wells are costing taxpayers billions and the Biden administration can take immediate actions to address this ecological and financial crisis. Apr 20, 2022 Zainab Mirza, Say Sanchez, Miriam Goldstein
5 Reasons Why the United States Can’t Drill Its Way to Energy Independence ArticleMarch 10, 2022 5 Reasons Why the United States Can’t Drill Its Way to Energy Independence The solution to high energy prices is a swift and urgent transition to clean energy—not further reliance on dirty fuels controlled by dictators and profiteering oil corporations. Mar 10, 2022 Jenny Rowland-Shea, Sally Hardin, Miriam Goldstein, 1 More Nicole Gentile
State Budgets Tied to Fossil Fuels Are Slowing the Energy Transition and Leaving Workers and Communities Behind ArticleDecember 7, 2021 State Budgets Tied to Fossil Fuels Are Slowing the Energy Transition and Leaving Workers and Communities Behind Oil and gas lobbyists have spent decades working to entrench dependence on fossil fuels. Solutions require a new model that builds wealth and empowers rural communities. Dec 7, 2021 Mark Haggerty, Nicole Gentile