How the 'Big Beautiful Bill' Positions US Energy to Be More Costly for Consumers and the Climate

Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Could Hurt His Own Energy Agenda

President Trump’s U.S. energy dominance agenda could be derailed by one provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the tax and spending bill championed by the President and currently under review by the U.S. Senate. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act contains Section 899, officially named ‘Enforcement of remedies against unfair foreign taxes.’ This section proposes to increase the tax rates on foreign companies operating in the United States from …

'We are really in trouble': House GOP leader concerned about fate of under-the-radar bill

While all eyes are on H.R. 1 ("The One Big Beautiful Bill Act"), another major piece of legislation is scheduled for a vote this week. And one Republican leader isn't fully confident that it will pass despite the GOP having a majority in the House of Representatives.Axios reported Wednesday that Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), who is chair of the House Republican Conference, made the remark while urging her GOP counterparts in the U.S. Senate to no…

Texas energy players warn ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ may cost projects, jobs, and raise bills

A cross-section of energy companies active in the clean energy space are calling on Senator John Cornyn to prevent the loss of key tax incentives.

How Trump's spending bill could up your utility bills

The bill, currently being debated in Congress, includes efforts to roll back a lot of the energy initiatives tied to President Biden's climate change law.

Trump’s "big beautiful" energy plan will burn your wallet

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Energy policy analysts are in broad agreement about one consequence of major legislation that Republicans are currently pushing through Congress: It will raise energy prices for the average American household by hundreds of dollars, once all is said and done. That’s because the legislation, which President Donald Trump has dubbed the On…

How the 'Big Beautiful Bill' positions US energy to be more costly for consumers and the climate

When it comes to energy policy, the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"—the official name of a massive federal tax-cut and spending bill that House Republicans passed in May 2025—risks raising Americans' energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions.