economy
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How the Big Beautiful Bill Reshapes EV Trajectory
Author: Arjun Rajan Editors: Victoria Maza and Clara Conry The One Big Beautiful Bill is slamming the brakes on America’s electric vehicle boom. As of October 2025, the federal government has been eliminating major tax credits for EVs. The One Big Beautiful Bill ends up to $7,500 in tax credits for new EVs and over…
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Clean Energy Policy in 2025: A Rundown on Recent Federal Policy Shifts
Author: Jessie Satovsky Editors: Victoria Maza and Maria Mendoza The second Trump administration has been running an offensive against the U.S. energy sector, taking aim at clean energy like wind and solar and promoting coal, oil, and natural gas. These actions are in line with the administration’s stance against clean energy, but these developments are…
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Fueling the Crisis: Trump Guts Green Policies in the Name of Inflation Relief
Author: Natalia Freeze Editor: Clara Conry What is clear is that these rollbacks will have a disastrous impact on climate change, which will hurt the cost-of-living for American families. Since taking office in January, President Trump has issued a staggering number of executive orders. His directives targeting renewable energy, environmental justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion…
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Putting People over Politics: The Glaring Holes in Trump’s New SoCal Executive Order
Author: Jessie Satovsky Editor: Clara Conry and Sonya Doubledee President Trump’s second term in office began with a bang. He signed 26 executive orders (EO) on Inauguration Day, on issues including immigration, government structure changes, and the environment. While many of these orders were related to the President’s campaign promises, this ambitious start raises many…
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Regulatory Hypothermia: The Trump Administration’s Federal Freeze
Author: Sonya Doubledee Editor: Natalia Freeze While this memorandum alone may not be the government’s final straw, the atmosphere of stagnation only adds to the confusion, as Trump releases a litany of executive orders. Governmental institutions are preparing to go into hibernation under the Trump Administration’s “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review.” Law firms are fervently releasing briefs…
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Trump’s Executive Orders Unraveled Decades of Environmental Justice Efforts
Author: Tula Larsen Editors: Clara Conry and Sonya Doubledee The termination of EO 12898 eliminates this impact assessment of low-income minority communities in environmental health issues, as well as opportunities to participate and receive accessible information. On January 20th, 2025, President Donald Trump was sworn into office for his second term. The Trump Administration signed…
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Behind Closed Doors: Georgia’s Controversial Decision to Expand Fossil Fuels
Author: Clara Conry Editor: Sonya Doubledee On March 27th, the Georgia Public Service Commission reached a preliminary agreement with Georgia Power to expand the usage of fossil fuels in Georgia despite the pleas of university students, doctors, scientists, and Georgia residents. This agreement allows Georgia Power (a subsidiary of Southern Power, the main power producer…
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Beyond the Bottom Line: Understanding the Environmental Effects of Energy M&A
Author: Aaron Kim Editor: Clara Conry Oftentimes, businesses’ goal of generating revenue comes at the cost of environmentally damaging practices like emissions, chemical pollutants, etc. The question then becomes, how do companies maintain growth while becoming more environmentally friendly? The answer, as it pertains to energy, is Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) in the natural resources…
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