This court order is a crucial check on the Trump Administration’s abuse of power. At a time when Americans are paying record-high gas prices and utility bills, the last thing they need is their government using bureaucratic roadblocks to keep affordable energy off the grid.

Michiganders are pushing back against a Trump-Vance energy agenda that has saddled their wallets with record-high gas prices and utility bills. The lesson is loud and clear: you can’t address Americans’ affordability crisis without taking on the energy crisis.

Michigan voters sent a clear message Tuesday: they want leaders who will go big on clean energy. Candidates prioritizing lowering energy costs, holding utilities accountable, and addressing the challenges of the data center boom won up and down the ballot.

Evergreen Collaborative's @lenamdc.bsky.social joined 13 News Now to talk about what's behind an issue Virginians are all too familiar with - sky high power bills.

Analysis from states across the country shows that ending line extension allowances would save customers hundreds of millions of $$$ every year. [4/9 →]

How does the cost of line extension allowances show up in your monthly bill? Tucked away in the “delivery charges” portion of your gas bill along with a hefty markup so utilities can profit. [3/9 →]

Utilities use an unfair policy known as line extension allowances (LEAs) to profit by charging existing customers for the cost of extending gas pipelines to new customers. That means each time a new house is hooked up to the gas system, your gas bill goes up. [2/9 →]

The 250 year history of the United States is a story of warming. Luckily, it's also a story of innovation, of beating the odds, and of doing what must be done. Unless we act now, the next 250 years will be worse.

D.C. just sent a message that it wants a climate champion as its next mayor. Janeese Lewis George fought to hold polluters accountable and keep D.C. buildings fossil fuel-free. Now she's poised to lead the city sitting right at Trump's doorstep. Congratulations, @janeese4dc.bsky.social!

$841 per year. That's what Pennsylvania families stand to save by 2030 if we chart a new course powered by clean energy. Because clean energy is cheap energy.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright seemed unreasonably proud of Donald Trump for knowing the word "electricity" during his coal bailout announcement.

Coal is the most expensive, dirty fuel source. It's getting more expensive every year. There’s no coal revival waiting around the corner—just polluters collecting a handout while their friends run the White House and Americans foot the bill. src: @energyinnovation.org

Spending $700 million to bail out the coal industry is like throwing a lifeline to a ship that has already sunk. Donald Trump is handing out taxpayer money to coal barons and leaving us with nothing but higher energy costs. – @lenamdc.bsky.social

Thank you @susielee.house.gov for offering an amendment that would lower energy costs nationwide by leveling the playing field and unleashing America's clean energy ☀️💨

NEW — Our modeling finds the bipartisan House T&I highway bill would: 🚨 Add 97 million metric tons of climate pollution 🚗 Leave roughly 3 million fewer EVs on the road 📈 Raise fuel costs for families by $40 billion

Secretary Burgum came before Congress today and once again undermined bipartisan permitting negotiations. He made it clear today that this administration has no intention of following the law when it stands in the way of their politically motivated war on wind, solar, and battery projects.

Energy costs are soaring, and American households are paying the price. But it doesn’t have to be this way. By treating homes as energy infrastructure, we can save trillions and create over a million jobs nationwide. @rewiringamerica.bsky.social outlines 6 key policies that unlock these benefits.

The rest of the world is investing in clean power – the most affordable way to get electricity. That money could be flowing into the US. Instead, Trump is spending our money on bribes to cancel clean energy projects, leaving us with high prices and ensuring the US falls behind.

Trump's reckless, destructive, and illegal war in Iran has been a humanitarian and economic disaster for everyone.... except for the small group of elite, mansion-owing CEOs of Big Oil companies who bankrolled his campaign.

“Things would be so much less expensive right now if we had made those advancements.” — @dananessel.bsky.social Instead, fossil fuel companies delayed clean energy—and MI families are paying the price.

A 13% spike in energy bills over the last year is a warning sign. The Energy Bills Relief Act, introduced in Congress, will cut through the red tape blocking affordable clean energy - like wind and solar - from reaching the grid and put money back in the pockets of families.

Wednesday, @senangusking.bsky.social pressed Trump's nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management on the admin's policy of prioritizing fossil fuel development on public lands over renewables. How will he feel in a few years, if the policy is reversed? 🤷‍♂️ 🤔 🦗

Last night at the SOTU, Donald Trump said nothing about his failed promise to cut energy bills in half—and in fact, 164 million households have seen those bills go up on his watch. Meanwhile, MI is choosing cheaper, more reliable clean energy—the actual solution to high costs.

Evergreen Executive Director @lenamdc.bsky.social: Trump's energy policies are meant to enrich his corporate polluter, crony friends who bankrolled his campaign while the rest of us foot the bill. Governor Spanberger was right last night: Trump is not working for the American people.

Wow, forgot what a coherent leader sounds like

The President is out of touch. This speech, like the entire Trump presidency, is not focused on the problems that regular people are dealing with every day.

Voters want data centers in their community to be powered by clean energy, not polluting fossil fuels

The only people celebrating this decision are the corporations who paid for it. The EPA exists for one reason: to protect our health and the environment. But under Trump and Administrator Zeldin, it’s become a protection racket for their Big Fossil Fuel allies.

“We grant utilities a monopoly. In exchange, they must keep costs just and reasonable.” — @joshshapiropa.bsky.social 👏👏👏 If utilities block cheaper wind & solar to protect profits and push costly gas instead, they should be held accountable.