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Presenter accuses Trump administration of blocking clean energy to benefit fossil-fuel donors

Environment and Public Works: Senate Committee · March 19, 2026
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A presenter in the transcript accused the Trump administration of halting clean-energy projects, saying the delays force grids to rely on costly fossil-fuel plants that raise consumer electric bills and, the presenter alleged, redirect "billions" to fossil-fuel owners and donors.

A presenter criticized the Trump administration's energy policy, saying it has repeatedly pushed the nation "in the wrong direction," producing "scarcer, more expensive, heavily polluting energy." The presenter said those choices are not merely mistakes but part of a pattern that harms utility customers.

The presenter framed the consequences in consumer terms: "Every time the Trump administration's fossil…

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