Whether it’s pain at the pump or highway robbery in your mailbox, American consumers have little recourse when the conflict-driven surge in energy prices hits the home front.
Energy and the Environment
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EPA’s Endangerment Finding Repeal Stands on Shaky Foundations
Lee Zeldin has vowed to drive ‘a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion.’ Too bad he only has a butter knife.
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Consumer Advocates Could Derail Blackstone’s Utility Acquisition
The private equity behemoth’s bid to acquire New Mexico’s largest electricity provider could be null and void. Will regulators be bold enough to apply the law?
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Doug Burgum, the Regime Toady of Our Time
Dashing the hopes of establishment Democrats, Trump’s interior secretary and ‘energy czar’ has adopted his boss’s excesses as his own.
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Venezuelan Oil Revitalization: Paid For With Your Taxes
The biggest oil companies will immediately profit off Trump’s Venezuela coup, including via American taxpayers’ money.
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Meet the Members of Congress Trying to Cut Your Power Bill
As runaway utility bills squeeze ratepayers across the country, elected officials are escalating efforts to rein in investor-owned utilities—and not just with legislation.
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The Rio Grande Was Once an Inviting River. It’s Now a Militarized Border.
Since Trump returned to office, dozens of environmental, wildlife and public access rules have been waived to make way for the border wall.
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The Trump Regime Is Making Disasters Worse
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem sat atop millions of dollars in flood prevention grants while the West Coast was being inundated. Now she’s slashing FEMA disaster response staff.
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2025 in Review: James Baratta
Our writing fellow offers his favorite stories of the year.
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Demands for Data Center Moratoriums Surge
Americans are getting wise to the threats posed by the lightly regulated facilities competing with humans for resources.
