Since President Donald Trump took office, his administration has moved aggressively to reshape the nation’s energy landscape. From freezing and canceling billions of dollars in clean energy grants and rescinding wind energy permits to imposing sweeping tariffs and proposing bold...
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Modernizing FEMA for a Grid Under Pressure
By any measure, the nation’s disaster landscape has changed. In 2024 alone, the federal government issued 90 major disaster declarations—nearly double the long-term average. Much of this surge is driven by climate-related extremes: hotter heat waves, colder cold snaps, stronger...
Read More »Protecting the Role of Consumer-Owned Utilities in Nationwide Broadband Deployment
The $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, represents a historic investment in closing America’s digital divide. However, as BEAD implementation moves forward, congressional committees and the Federal Communications Commission have intensified scrutiny...
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