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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 5d

The Trump administration is making it easier for oil and gas companies to get away with corruption and fraud–and wasting taxpayer dollars while they’re at it. https://ow.ly/rUow50X8BrU

The Trump Administration Is Allowing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse To Fester in the Federal Oil and Gas Program

Despite a professed dedication to cutting waste and inefficiency, the Trump administration has turned a blind eye to an exceptionally wasteful area of the federal government: the oil and gas program.

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Jenny Rowland-Shea @jennyrowlandshea.bsky.social · 5d

Americans need to look no further than Trump's own federal oil and gas program to know that he is turning a blind eye to a massive source of waste, fraud, and corruption. And deeming it all 'essential' while the government is shutdown. Classic. Read more: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

The Trump Administration Is Allowing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse To Fester in the Federal Oil and Gas Program

Despite a professed dedication to cutting waste and inefficiency, the Trump administration has turned a blind eye to an exceptionally wasteful area of the federal government: the oil and gas program.

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 11d

It’s happening again ‼️ The Trump administration is trying to open up 88 million acres of public lands to development—threatening America’s oldest forests, risking wildlife habitats, and endangering drinking water for millions of people.

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Jenny Rowland-Shea @jennyrowlandshea.bsky.social · Aug 18

Check out the "FLAWED SCIENCE" that Interior Secretary Burgum used as justification to halt an offshore wind project earlier this year. This is the reasoning they've provided for killing thousands of jobs and making your energy prices skyrocket

Jenny Rowland-Shea @jennyrowlandshea.bsky.social · Aug 11

The Trump administration’s efforts to revive coal will cost the U.S. time and money we can’t afford to waste, driving up energy costs for Americans and leaving mining communities behind.
Read more from me in @InsideSourcesDC: dcjournal.com/counterpoint...

Counterpoint: America Needs Affordable Energy; Coal Doesn’t Fit the Bill – DC Journal - InsideSources

For an alternate viewpoint, see “Point: Coal Needs to Be Part of America’s Energy Future.” For a decade now, coal has been on the way out. The industry’s

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · Aug 10

The coal industry is dying, and we should let it — it’s time to focus on affordable, abundant, clean energy sources. @jennyrowlandshea.bsky.social explains:

Counterpoint: America Needs Affordable Energy; Coal Doesn’t Fit the Bill

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Jenny Rowland-Shea @jennyrowlandshea.bsky.social · Jul 1

Here is the analysis showing the Trump 'cliff' www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

The Trump Administration Is Recklessly Axing Funding and Staff for America’s National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands

The number of visitors to America’s public lands remains at an all-time high, while the Trump administration has made drastic cuts to popular agencies.

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Jenny Rowland-Shea @jennyrowlandshea.bsky.social · Jul 1

In no place are the administration’s attacks on public lands more obvious than in the actions taken by DOGE and the President’s proposed 2026 budget. The scale of budget cuts and staff reductions being proposed at public land agencies are truly unprecedented
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RELEASE: Chaos Coming to America’s National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · Jun 25

The Trump administration is threatening to sell off YOUR public lands to the highest bidder, putting special places, local economies, and vacation plans in jeopardy. Read more here: www.americanprogress.org/article/see-...

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · Jun 24

THREAD 🧵Here’s what you need to know about the current state of Senate Republicans’ plan to sell off millions of acres of America’s public lands (1/6)

Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · Jun 19

Among other damaging proposals, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes a controversial plan to sell off public lands to pay for billionaire tax breaks. CAP's Drew McConville breaks down the 6️⃣ things you should know:

What To Know About the Senate’s Public Lands Sell-Off

Among other damaging proposals, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes a controversial plan to sell off public lands to pay for billionaire tax breaks.

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Jenny Rowland-Shea @jennyrowlandshea.bsky.social · Jun 23

An evergreen reminder that the solution to volatile energy prices is a swift transition to clean energy—not further reliance on fuels controlled by dictators and profiteering oil corporations www.americanprogress.org/article/5-re...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jun 5

There’s another scandal buried in the Trump-Republican budget plan that’s not getting enough attention: massive giveaways to Big Oil.

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · Jun 9

🚨 Did you know, the Trump administration wants to erase history from the Stonewall National Monument? Learn how the administration is threatening all national parks and lands: www.americanprogress.org/article/see-...

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Lucero Marquez @lucerowx.bsky.social · Jun 5

I joined @thetentpod.bsky.social this week to talk about what’s at stake if republicans repeal clean energy tax credits. The answer? A lot is at stake including raising your electricity bills and threatening jobs. Give a listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0Qbo...

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Jenny Rowland-Shea @jennyrowlandshea.bsky.social · May 29

New piece from my brilliant colleagues cataloguing the concerted effort by the Trump administration to sell off and sell out America’s public lands to the highest bidder. Trump is putting special places, local economies, and vacation plans in jeopardy www.americanprogress.org/article/see-...

See Them While You Can: Trump’s Policies Threaten America’s National Parks and Public Lands

By selling out national parks and other public lands, the Trump administration is endangering some of America’s great travel destinations.

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Lucero Marquez @lucerowx.bsky.social · May 22

House Republicans just passed their big billionaire bailout bill — a bill that threatens the loss of jobs, raises costs, and defunds programs dedicated to reducing pollution ON TOP of large cuts to healthcare access and food assistance. This is not “beautiful” — it’s so ugly and will hurt Americans

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Mike Williams @mwilli.bsky.social · May 21

Published a subtle column this AM…

House Republicans are Giving Up on U.S. Manufacturing!

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House Republicans Are Giving Up on U.S. Manufacturing

Claims from congressional Republicans and the Trump administration that supporting domestic manufacturing is a priority are completely undercut by their efforts to strip incentives and kill successful...

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Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · May 20

Republicans are planning to blow up Senate rules this week in order to deliver in a win for the oil industry, but they could leave every other industry exposed in a big way.

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Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · May 16

Wow, the House Republican tax bill would increase gas prices. By a lot. Up to 37¢ per gallon!

New numbers published by CAP show how ending clean energy investment props up demand for fossil fuels, raises prices, and makes households pay an extra $400b over the next decade to Big Oil and Gas.

Excerpt from the Center for American Progress piece published at https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-house-republican-plan-to-increase-gas-and-electricity-prices/

The House Republican bill would:

Raise gasoline prices by 25 cents to 37 cents per gallon by 2035 as demand for oil increases due to the termination of federal electric vehicle affordability programs, fuel economy standards, and tailpipe emission standards.

Repeal the financial support for buying new, used, or leased electric vehicles, which would keep between 22 million and 40 million more gasoline-powered cars and trucks on the road through 2035, as roughly one-third of families who would have tried to switch to an electric vehicle can no longer afford one.

Increase electricity prices for households and industry as roughly two-thirds of the wind and solar that was previously expected to be deployed this decade is not built. This would cause annual home electric bills to jump $70 by 2031. This corroborates other analysts who found, in some cases even higher electricity price increases. The Clean Energy Buyers Association forecasts an increase of $110 in household electricity spending by 2026.

Force Americans to pay the oil and gas industry an additional $339 billion for gasoline and $75 billion for electricity by 2035.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · May 14

under the republican reconciliation bill, if the country enters severe recession with a 9.9% unemployment rate and so you lose your job, then you and your 8yo kid lose your food assistance because you’re considered a moocher under their new requirements.

profoundly evil stuff.

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · May 7

If passed, Trump's bill to provide tax cuts for billionaires would be the largest successful attack by Congress on U.S. lands and waters in modern American history. The latest from @jennyrowlandshea.bsky.social and Drew McConville:

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.

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Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · May 12

House Republicans last night proposed a brand new “de-risking compensation” scheme for new fossil fuel projects. It’s a great example of how a party can make terrible policy choices when the only thing it cares about is propping up the profits of an allied industry. Here’s how it works.
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Daniella @dgibber123.bsky.social · May 14

When someone talks to you about Medicaid work requirements, make them read this.

He Became the Face of Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement. Now He’s Fed Up With It.

A 54-year-old mechanic called Pathways to Coverage a “great program” at the governor’s press conference. But after getting kicked off the health insurance program for low-income Georgians twice, burea...

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · May 7

A midnight vote to sell off thousands of acres of public lands to fund tax cuts for billionaires is a middle finger to Americans of both parties who treasure their public lands.

Learn more about the tax bill from @jennyrowlandshea.bsky.social and Drew McConville: buff.ly/saYRaSf

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.

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Jenny Rowland-Shea @jennyrowlandshea.bsky.social · May 1

Don't sleep on Trump's 'mine-everywhere' EO from a few weeks back. It puts a target on America's public lands and would make mining the #1 use. It also includes very non-critical minerals like gold and coal to pad the pockets of billionaires and corporations www.americanprogress.org/article/insi...

Inside Trump’s Plan to Sell Out America’s Public Lands to Mining

President Trump’s “mine everywhere” executive order calls for a list of national public lands with potential mineral deposits and the prioritization of mining on those lands—a move that would cut off ...

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