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NEW POLL: Americans Back Keeping Trump Tax Cuts and Boosting U.S. Energy Dominance

As Congress pushes forward on the 2025 Big Beautiful Bill reconciliation bill, a new nationwide survey from the Rainey Center offers key insights into voter preferences on energy investment, tax cuts, and fiscal tradeoffs. The findings reveal strong bipartisan support for expanding domestic energy production and durable support for tech-neutral energy tax credits, even after opposition messaging. As Congress debates reconciliation, the strong preferences of voters for technology-neutral tax credits should be reflected in the legislation.

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An Open Letter to Lawmakers on Earth Day: Plastic is not the Enemy

Plastic is all around us, quietly powering the technologies that help us care for the environment. It’s lightweight, durable, and versatile, making it essential for things like solar panels that capture the sun’s rays, wind turbines that dance with the breeze, and electric vehicles that hum along our roads. Without plastic, we wouldn’t have the insulation in our homes that keeps us cozy while saving energy, or the irrigation systems that help farmers use water wisely. These are the kinds of solutions that make me optimistic about the future, and plastic is at the heart of them.

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Voters Support Tax Policy That Lowers Energy Costs and Drives Job Creation

As Congress seeks to extend the provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), delivering tax relief to Americans, they are weighing whether to keep, pare back, or repeal several clean energy tax credits created by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). These clean energy tax credits are driving key investments in clean energy, particularly in conservative states and districts. To inform policymakers, Rainey Center conducted polling research on the clean energy tax credits and the TCJA.

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Keep America Competitive Voters Support a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Rainey Center conducted polling to understand how voters view the carbon-border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), a policy that places a fee on dirty energy from countries with lower environmental standards than the United States. We collaborated with the Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Service to explore voter attitudes towards a carbon border adjustment mechanism.

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Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

Marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) is a promising solution that will boost local economies while removing harmful greenhouse gas emissions. The private sector is investing hundreds of billions of dollars to decarbonize, and mCDR could be an essential complement to net zero goals that companies continue to pursue. With greater focus and investment on this emerging sector, mCDR has the potential to bring jobs to communities and protect the environment while producing safe, long-term, and cost-effective carbon removal

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How Technology-Neutral Tax Credits Unleash American Energy Dominance

Beginning in 2025, the United States is introducing new technology-neutral tax credits aimed at promoting sustainable electricity generation. The two proposed credits replace the previous technology-specific Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and Clean Electricity Production Tax Credit (PTC), which were available for projects starting construction prior to December 31st, 2024. Congress has already approved these tax credits through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The new policy, however, is created to be adaptable, allowing new zero-emission technologies to qualify without them being directly mentioned in the language. The proposal seeks to implement both the ITC and PTC while giving businesses more flexibility in their tax credit plan as well as the technology they choose to use.

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