Trump's EPA Claims ‘Overwhelming Rejection’ of EVs as It Moves to Loosen Air Pollution Rules. After eliminating the EV tax credit, rolling back fuel economy standards and blocking EV charger funding, it is now citing slowed EV sales as the rationale for loosening air pollution standards.
Donald Trump Sticker Goes Viral Amid Iran Tensions and Gas Price Increases. A viral sticker of Trump is popping up at gas stations across the country, protesting rising prices as tensions with Iran increase. "Iran Up Your Gas Prices ... Because I'm On The List"
Iran launches Persian Gulf Strait Authority, ships reportedly start paying tolls. Ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz could face tolls and strict Iranian oversight. JP Morgan warned that Iran could achieve $70-90 billion in annual revenue if allowed to charge a toll in the Strait.
The State of Clean Energy Manufacturing in Q1 2026. From the start of 2025 through Q1 2026 companies canceled 48,000 announced manufacturing jobs in the wake of Trump's policies. American clean energy manufacturing continues to face significant challenges and cancellations continue.
Trump has only one real option to slash gas prices. Inflation is racing back to life, real wages are shrinking and voters are blaming Trump for $4.50 gas. A new outbreak of fighting could drive energy prices even higher. Trump really only has one lever left: Get the Strait of Hormux reopened.
Photos: A Nation Going Dark. Trump has choked off Cuba’s fuel supply, plunging the already impoverished island into an acute energy crisis. Cuba is sliding toward a preindustrial state of darkened cities and towns. Many people have reverted to gathering wood and charcoal to make cooking fires.
China’s Energy Boom Could Give It the AI Edge. As the US and China compete for dominance in AI, energy is emerging as a critical battleground. Electricity shortages in the US may be a major constraint. Beijing’s clean-energy strategy is as much about economic and geopolitical power as climate policy
China Spent More on Clean Energy Than the Rest of the World Combined. New data shows that the investment is paying off in spades. The global energy crisis set off by Trump's war is playing right into China's hands. It translates to a major windfall for Chinese clean energy industries.
How Trump's vanity war in Iran has doomed the oil industry as nations seek clean-energy security. Every oil crisis in the modern era has produced a counter-reaction larger than itself. Demand will slacken. Investment will redirect, and such damage to the petroleum order may not be recoverable.
Trump wanted China’s help with Iran. China was happy to let him squirm. Trump's war is a living, breathing example of what strategic malpractice looks like. It has served Beijing’s purposes in a number of ways. “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
Trump’s War Is Punishing the Poor, Starting at the Gas Pump. By mid-May, higher prices for just two energy products — gasoline and diesel fuel — added nearly $40 billion in costs to American consumers. Energy costs have been walloping the working class. And things could get a lot worse this summer.
Trump Cites Inaccurate Data to Downplay Economic Toll of Iran War. He has lied repeatedly about soaring gas prices, rising inflation and the American economy’s need for the Strait of Hormuz. Here’s a fact check.
Republicans Vote to Dilute Gas as Prices Rise Above $4.50. House bill would allow year-round sales of E15, a blend of gas mixed with 15% corn ethanol. Although E15 has a 5-10% lower pump price it contains less energy so drivers will end up burning more fuel. Food costs will also rise.
‘This Is All a Scam, a Giant Scam’. On the day Trump returned to the White House, he began an all-out assault on clean energy. Today American consumers are stuck with the bill. What makes Trump’s energy policies so egregious is that there is no credible justification for them.
What Republicans said about suspending gas tax under Biden. “This is one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard of.” "...yet another gimmick, another Band-Aid" "That spikes inflation even more. That’s why this is treacherous. This is wrong, and we can’t let it happen."
At the Trump-Xi Summit, China Will Have the Upper Hand. The meeting comes as Trump's war generates further global instability, and China continues to secure critical minerals dominance and credibility as a global energy supplier. Trump’s military gamble in Iran has fundamentally weakened his hand.
Trump says he'll move to suspend federal gasoline tax. He can't do it on his own. Congress would have to approve the move. The tax provides more than $23 billion per year for federal highway and public transit programs. “Instead of suspending the tax, we should suspend the war.”