A Guy Named Brian (he/him)May 9, 2025

“The Trump White House said LIHEAP is ‘unnecessary’ and that the administration would ‘support low-income individuals through energy dominance, lower prices, and an America First economic platform.’” 🙄

#Politics #USPolitics #Energy #LIHEAP #LIHEAPInJeopardy #LowIncomeHomeEnergyAssistanceProgramLIHEAP #BudgetCuts #TrumpIsANationalDisgrace #FederalWorkforcePurges

https://grist.org/energy/trump-calls-low-income-energy-program-unnecessary/

Trump calls program to help low-income Americans pay their energy bills ‘unnecessary’

First, the administration laid off all of the program's staffers. Now the White House is proposing cutting its funding.

Grist
A Guy Named Brian (he/him)May 5, 2025

“It’s unclear which departments were affected or which employees were based out of the lab’s headquarters in Golden. The email, sent by the ‘NREL Leadership team,’ cited shifting budget requirements, new federal directives and stop-work orders as affecting the lab’s operations.” 🤬

#Politics #USPolitics #ClimateCrisis #RenewableEnergy #Science #Research #FederalWorkforcePurges #NREL #TrumpIsANationalDisgrace #LayoffsUnderTrump

https://www.cpr.org/2025/05/05/nrel-layoffs/

114 people laid off from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory

It’s unclear which departments and employees were affected.

Colorado Public Radio