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Evergreen: PJM Proposal Must Hold Data Centers Accountable for Pulling Their Own Weight
Today, PJM Interconnection (PJM) released its initial critical issue fast path (CIFP) proposal to address the growing power demand from data centers and other large loads in the region. In response, Evergreen Action Deputy State Policy Director Julia Kortrey released the following statement: “Today’s launch of the CIFP process proves...
Pennsylvania Republicans’ Budget Gridlock Forces SEPTA to Tap Capital Reserves to Fund Public Transit
In response to SEPTA’s request to divert nearly $400 million in capital funds to support operations and avoid service reductions in the midst of the state’s budget gridlock, Evergreen Action Deputy State Policy Director Julia Kortrey released the following statement: “It’s completely unacceptable that SEPTA is being forced to pull...
Philly Inquirer Editorial Board: “Students, Seniors, and Commuters Can’t Count on FanDuel to Bail Them Out”
A one-night bailout from a betting app doesn’t solve the hundreds of thousands of missed rides, overcrowded buses, or mounting barriers that students, nurses, and working-class Philadelphians face every day.
Trump’s Energy Price Hike: Surging Gas Prices and Trump’s War on Clean Power Mean Higher Electric Bills “Inevitable”
“There will be higher prices for everybody, across the board ... I don’t see a way around that.”
ICYMI: “It’s Mega-F***** That SEPTA Has To Be Bailed Out By A Betting App”
Pennsylvania’s transit funding crisis is disrupting plans for Eagles fans attending tonight's NFL season opener.
Greed vs. Governance: How Governors are Lowering Energy Bills by Fighting Back Against Trump’s Anti-Clean Energy Crusade
To: Interested PartiesFrom: Evergreen Action Vice President for States Justin BalikDate: September 2, 2025Re: Greed vs. Governance: How Governors are Lowering Energy Bills by Fighting Back Against Trump’s Anti-Clean Energy Crusade Donald Trump and his fossil fuel allies are working overtime to stall America’s clean energy progress and jack up...
ICYMI: Soaring Power Bills in Largest US Grid Pose Risk for Republicans
New reporting from Bloomberg highlights how skyrocketing energy bills are quickly becoming a major political problem for Republicans in key battleground states. Power prices are surging within PJM Interconnection—the nation’s largest electric grid powering 65 million people across 13 states. Yet even as Trump and Republicans continue to scapegoat wind...
Trump’s Deliberate Sabotage of Wind Power Will Hike New England Energy Prices
This is Trump’s energy price hike in action: deliberate sabotage to strangle cheap, reliable clean energy so fossil fuel executives can keep raking in profits.
Trump Prolongs Coal-Fired Con, Forcing Midwest Families to Foot the Bill While Fossil Fuel Profits Soar
Every extra day it runs, working-class families are stuck with higher bills, dirtier air, and delays in building the clean energy projects that could actually deliver affordable, reliable power.
ICYMI: “Panic Among Parents” as Pennsylvania GOP Transit Funding Failure Derails First Day of School
Philly students who rely on SEPTA to get to class have been abandoned by Republicans ahead of Monday’s first day of school.