The Trump administration has canceled a partial loan guarantee  of $2.92 billion that had been awarded to troubled residential solar panel installer Sunnova Energy, as part of its review of government financing for alternative energy. The Department of Energy (DOE) had ‘de-obligated’ the loan guarantee, which means that the federal government is not responsible for the financing. Sunnova is restructuring its debt and has warned that it may not be able to continue to stay in business. In...

WASHINGTON DC (6/12/25)– This morning, President Trump signed into law three resolutions revoking the national electric vehicle mandates from California on gas-powered cars and trucks, big rigs, and engines.

American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement:

"Thank you to President Trump and House and Senate members who voted in favor of these resolutions. Revoking the waiver has never been just about cars – it’s been about preserving American...

WASHINGTON DC (6/10/25) – This week, Congress is expected to vote on President Trump's proposal to rescind $9.4 billion in budget authority, which includes the full $125 million appropriated for FY 2025 to the Clean Technology Fund (CTF).

American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement:

“President Trump should be commended for sending the $9.4 billion recession package to Capitol Hill for a vote. It shows, once again, that he is committed to...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the latest battle in the fight to save America's cars, the future of California and more.

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On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the battle over the Big Beautiful Bill and more highlights from a busy week in Washington.

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WASHINGTON DC (05/23/25) – This week, the House passed the “Big, Beautiful” budget reconciliation bill. This bill advances key elements of President Trump’s agenda to unleash America’s energy potential. 

The House bill prioritizes energy security and affordability by eliminating costly green energy subsidies and wasteful green grants to outside organizations. While it falls short of full repeal of the egregious IRA green subsidies, it does dismantle numerous Biden-era climate...

Early Thursday morning, the House passed its version of the Republican reconciliation legislation package. The two main goals of the legislation are extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and rolling back the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Republicans made a lot of changes over the past week, with conservative members of the House achieving important changes to the bill.  Late changes accelerated some of the energy subsidy phase-outs, leaving a package that, while far from perfect,...

WASHINGTON DC (5/22/25) – Today, the U.S. Senate passed H.J. Res 88, providing for congressional disapproval of the Clean Air Act waiver for California’s Advanced Clean Cars II regulation, which would have banned the sale of gas-powered cars and trucks and greatly increased the cost of all new vehicles. The vote was 51-44. This vote will be included in our American Energy Scorecard.

American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement:

"This vote...

The American Energy Alliance supports H.J. Res. 87 providing for congressional disapproval of the Clean Air Act waiver for California's Advance Clean Trucks regulation; H.J. Res. 88 providing for congressional disapproval of the CAA waiver for California's Advanced Clean Cars II regulation; and H.J. Res. 89 providing for congressional disapproval of the CAA waiver for California's regulations on medium to heavy duty trucks and other engines.

California's special waiver from certain Clean...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the reconciliation bill and the greatest regulatory reform of the Trump administration to date.

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• Dems pushing the narrative that red states lose if we gut the IRA
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