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

  • Written by Daniel Cohan, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University
imageProposed revisions to U.S. energy policy would likely raise consumer prices and climate-warming emissions.zpagistock/Moment via Getty Images

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...

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