WASHINGTON, July 3 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association posted the following news release: * * * American Clean Power Statement: Final Passage of Congressional Budget Bill * The American Clean Power Association (ACP) issued the following statement from CEO Jason Grumet after the House voted today to concur with the Senate tax and spending bill:  "Today's Congressional action is a dramatic swing in federal policy, disrupting the good faith investments of American compa  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The American Energy Alliance issued the following news release: * * * Big Beautiful Bill Headed to President's Desk (7/3/25) - The U.S. House of Representatives gave final passage to H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, today. This legislation now heads to the President's desk for his signature. Significant provisions of the bill include: * Permanently extends the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act * Repeals the electric vehicle tax credit * Places significant restrictions on t  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici Denounces GOP Tax Bill that Guts Medicaid, SNAP * WASHINGTON, DC [7/3/25] - Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici condemned the House Republican reconciliation bill, which is now headed to the president's desk after passing the House and Senate with all Democrats voting no. Her statement can be found below: "There is nothing beautiful about this bill. Over the past several weeks I've h  more

NEW YORK, July 4 -- We Act for Environmental Justice issued the following news release on July 3, 2025: * * * Budget Bill Casts a Shadow on Our Country, but Will Not Deter Our Work to Protect Our Communities, Our Health, and Our Future WASHINGTON - Today, the Republican-majority U.S. Congress passed a regressive and catastrophic Federal budget bill. This bill is a demonstration of what happens when political will is led by corporate interests rather than the people. This bill will upend vital  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Statement on Final Passage of GOP's One Big Ugly Bill * WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) issued the following statement today after voting against final passage of President Trump's so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1). House Republicans passed the Senate-amended version of the bill in a largely party line vote of 218-214, sending it to the President's desk  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 4 -- The Citizens Utility Board issued the following news release on July 3, 2025: * * * CUB STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF BUDGET BILL The budget reconciliation bill that passed today represents higher power bills for consumers in Illinois and across the country. Tax credits that help everyday people use solar power or energy efficiency to cut costs at home are wildly popular and highly successful. These incentives are cost-effective ways to cut utility bills, reduce energy   more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Statement on the Trump-Republican Job Killing Bill: D.C. Republicans are Waging Class Warfare Against Working Class Americans * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) voted 'no' on the bill that President Trump and Congressional Republicans forced through Congress. After passing the Senate on Tuesday July 1, 2025 by the narrowest of margins, the final vote in the H  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak celebrates final passage of One Big Beautiful Bill * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) today voted to send the One Big Beautiful Bill to President Trump's desk, delivering a major win for North Dakotans. This historic package fulfills President Trump's America First agenda--cutting taxes for working families, unleashing American energy, securing the border, inv  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- GreenLatinos, an organization that says it convenes a coalition of Latino leaders committed to addressing national, regional and local environmental, natural resources and conservation that affect the health and welfare of the Latino community, issued the following news release: * * * Current Budget Bill Heads to U.S. House, Dramatically Impacting the Wellbeing of Latino Communities With a narrow margin, the U.S. Senate sent its version of the budget reconciliation bill   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Polis, DeGette, Neguse, Crow, Pettersen Denounce Republicans' Reckless Budget Bill, Pressure House Members to Vote Against It * Yesterday, Senate Republicans passed their budget that'll increase prices for Coloradans, strip health care from 17 million Americans, increase the deficit, and give tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy House Republicans are currently voting on the bill WASH  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * IN THE STATES: Republican Senators Face Backlash at Home After Voting to Slash Medicaid and Spike Costs * Senate Republicans are facing backlash in their home states for jamming through their toxic plan to gut Medicaid, shutter rural hospitals, and spike costs for families. From North Carolina to Maine, Michigan to Iowa, Georgia to Alaska and beyond, news coverage highlights the devast  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 4 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Kansas Geological Survey receives donation from NextEra Energy Resources for continued research The Kansas Geological Survey has received a $10,000 donation from NextEra Energy Resources, one of America's largest energy infrastructure developers, earmarked for the development of an experimental solar array in southwest Kansas. This donation represents a key component of NextEra Energy Resources' commitment  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * MEMO: The One Big, Ugly Bill Hurts Main Street * TO : Interested Parties FROM : Rep. Lou Correa (CA-46) DATE : July 3, 2025 RE : The One Big, Ugly Bill Hurts Main Street This week, I returned to Washington to vote against the GOP's One Big, Ugly Bill that would strip away health care hard-earned benefits from hard-working Orange County taxpayers, children, and seniors It includes over $1  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 2, 2025: * * * Murray, Kaptur Blast Energy Department's Decision to Steer Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Away from Wind, Solar to Favored Industries--In Defiance of Bipartisan Spending Bill Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, Kaptur Blast Energy Department's Decision to Steer Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Away from Wind, Solar to Favored Industries--In Defiance of Bipartisan Spending Bill * Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Ra  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Nadler Statement on Opposing Trump's "Big Ugly Bill" and Its Cruel Betrayal of New Yorkers * WASHINGTON, DC -- This afternoon, after Republicans tried to hide the cruelty of their agenda by debating the bill in the dead of night, I proudly cast my vote against Donald Trump's Big Ugly Bill--because no one should be forced to lose health care, go hungry, or see their child priced out of college in o  more

NEW YORK, July 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release: * * * NYC Health + Hospitals and DCAS Celebrate Completion of Major Energy Efficiency Project at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln * Major energy efficiency upgrades resulting in a $37M investment have enhanced Lincoln Hospital's infrastructure and reduced the hospital's carbon emissions Energy-efficiency retrofits and upgrades at Lincoln Hospital recognized by the Division of Energ  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 4 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following statement on July 3, 2025: * * * Oceantic Statement: America Must Find Ways to Reprioritize Energy * BALTIMORE - Earlier today, the House of Representatives passed the 2025 Budget Reconciliation bill, which now heads to the President's desk for signature Friday, July 4. The final language curtails clean energy tax credits from current law but maintains them through 2027   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 4 -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news on July 3, 2025: * * * Passage of Big Beautiful Bill is devastating blow to working class, huge win for private equity Today, Congress passed the Republican budget bill in a devastating blow to millions of working class Americans and a huge win for the private equity industry and its billionaire backers. The passage of this bill represents a major win for the private equity and presents lucrative o  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Becca Balint on Passage of Devastating Republican Tax and Spending Bill * Washington, D.C. - Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) released the following statement on the passage of the Republican tax and spending bill that guts Medicaid, food assistance and other critical programs that Americans rely on. The Republican budget includes over $800 billion in cuts that will decimate Medicaid and the Affordable  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- BlueGreen Alliance, a coalition of labor unions and environmental organizations, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dingell Sounds the Horn: GOP Budget Bill Steers Michigan Down Road to Higher Bills, Drives US Auto Industry Off a Cliff Rep. Dingell and Michiganders Warned Trump's Tax Megabill Will Hike Energy Bills, Kill Manufacturing Jobs, and Slam the Brakes on U.S. Auto Leadership * With Michigan's economy and clean energy future on the line, Rep. Debbie   more

WASHINGTON, July 3 [Category: Energy] -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * Solar and Storage Industry Statement on Final House Passage of the Reconciliation Bill * Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on final House passage of the reconciliation bill:  "The bill being sent to the President's desk today is a significant step backwards for our nation's energy econo  more

NORTHBROOK, Illinois, July 4 -- UL Solutions, a company that says it delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, issued the following news release: * * * UL Solutions Debuts Safety Certification Addressing Distributed Energy Resource Systems Known as Microgrids UL Solutions launches its first microgrid safety certification services that evaluate entire microgrid systems, including the interoperability of components and multi  more