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Mar 23, 2026
A White House directive on artificial intelligence is putting renewed pressure on Congress to act on data center energy use worries. Congressional leaders have not yet unified behind one approach to regulate the data centers that make artificial intelligence possible. It seemed unlikely any legislation would get serious consideration. That may all change.
Mar 18, 2026
Reps. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) and Mike Levin (D-Calif.) are introducing a bill today, the “Energy Bills Relief Act,” that would reverse the GOP megalaw’s slashing of Biden-era clean energy tax credits. Though the legislation has little chance of becoming law for the remainder of Trump’s second term, it boasts at least 118 Democratic co-sponsors so far — representing more than half of all Democrats in the House.
Mar 18, 2026
House Democrats are putting their energy policy priorities forward in a new bill that’s being co-sponsored by more than half of their caucus. The measure, led by Democratic Reps. Sean Casten (Ill.) and Mike Levin (Calif.) would restore climate-friendly energy tax credits repealed by Republicans and prevent the Trump administration from imposing burdens on renewables.
Mar 18, 2026
Lawmakers clashed Tuesday over the benefits of renewable energy versus fossil fuels as Democrats seek to amplify concerns about affordability ahead of the midterm elections. House Energy and Commerce Republicans convened a hearing to tout the importance of fossil fuels during severe weather and GOP efforts to increase their production.
Mar 18, 2026
Democratic Reps. Sean Casten of Illinois and Mike Levin from California — and 120 other Democratic cosponsors — introduced a broad clean electricity bill Wednesday that would undo key Trump administration priorities, such as providing fast-track grid access for gas-fired power plants and keeping fossil-fueled power plants from retiring through “emergency” declarations.
Mar 18, 2026
U.S. House Democrats proposed legislation on Wednesday to restore clean energy tax credits revoked by Republicans last year through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The “Energy Bills Relief Act,” signed by more than half of House Democrats, 122 in all, seeks to establish new incentives for renewable projects and to protect consumers from rising electricity costs due to grid demands from large energy users such as data centers.
Mar 17, 2026
Republicans’ landmark election security bill makes no mention of energy or the environment, but green groups and congressional climate hawks say the legislation could be detrimental to their efforts to advance a pro-climate agenda. As Senate Republican leaders prepare to bring the “SAVE America Act” to the floor for an initial vote this week, Democrats are vowing to filibuster for as long as it takes. Their opposition is rooted in the belief that the bill could disenfranchise tens of millions of Americans by making it more difficult for them to vote.
Mar 12, 2026
As Democrats consider their post-midterm environmental agenda, ongoing Trump administration attacks on climate regulations are forcing them to take a more pragmatic posture. Democrats could take over both the House and the Senate, but White House actions like the recent repeal of a scientific finding underpinning many federal climate rules are forcing congressional climate hawks to acknowledge progress will be limited next year no matter what happens at the polls.
Jan 08, 2026
The Trump administration’s all-out assault on climate and environmental policy is nothing new—it has been a defining feature of the president’s agenda since his first term. And yet, Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) still shocked the world on Wednesday.
Jan 08, 2026
The U.S. is officially no longer part of the landmark U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, Politico's E&E News Sara Schonhardt reports, dealing a blow to the global effort to tackle climate change. The move is part of sweeping cuts of ties to dozens of international organizations President Donald Trump thinks don't jibe with his vision of an America increasingly isolated from the world. Instead, these global groups and the causes they advocate for “conflict with U.S. sovereignty and economic strength,” a White House fact sheet reads.