Trump’s crackdown on renewable energy has just begun

The Washington Post · last updated July 9, 2025 – 3:02 AM

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday evening ordering his administration to crack down on remaining loopholes allowing access to renewable energy tax breaks, after Congress voted last week to overwhelmingly roll back the subsidies.

The order aims to placate the right-wing House Freedom Caucus, which argued the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by Trump on July 4 should have gone further to cut subsidies and reduce the law’s impact on the deficit.

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