Treading Water with FY2026 Energy and Water Appropriations
With the next funding deadline fast approaching on January 30, Congressional appropriators have found a way to maintain critical energy innovation funding—though not without trade-offs.
From Partisan Whiplash to Lasting Progress: Rebuilding American Energy Policy
In 2022, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act—the largest federal investment in American energy technology in history.
Columbia University Report Details Policy Mechanisms for Delivering Economic Benefits of Clean Energy Projects
The report describes the ways that clean energy provides economic benefits to host communities, profiles policies in seven key states, and features project case studies.
Energy Innovation at a Crossroads: Why FY25 Funding Is Just the Beginning
The FY25 Continuing Appropriations Act reflects America’s commitment to energy innovation—but what comes next will determine whether we maintain leadership or fall behind global competitors.
Scrapping Innovation Funding Undercuts Push for Energy Dominance
A new political team is taking over the Department of Energy just days after mass layoffs, while contract payments remain stalled amid internal confusion over guidance and processes.
Rethinking Government Efficiency at DOE
Over the last few weeks, President Trump and Elon Musk, head of the newly minted Department of Government Efficiency, have pursued an aggressive agenda of reducing federal spending and eliminating programs in the name of maximizing governmental efficiency.
Hearings Show Bipartisan Consensus for Continued Clean Energy Innovation
In his testimony at his confirmation hearing this week, presumptive Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said that the “pathway to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lift up people’s quality of life is through energy innovation.”
Innovation Toward Commercialization: Sharpening the Department of Energy’s Ability to Foster Adoption Readiness
The U.S. Department of Energy is on its strongest-ever footing to provide investor certainty and support clean energy research and deployment needed to remain a global energy leader.
Reflections on Our First Quarter
It might be the end of the year, but at Clean Tomorrow, we’re playing the long game and building policy work that can last.
The Next Chapter of Energy Policy Progress
Clean energy innovation is a modern American success story that has been written (and rewritten) for many years, and our progress has been a long time in the making.