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Matthew H. Davis
@matthewhdavis.bsky.social
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Works in and follows environmental, health, and energy policy, visits national parks, bikes around town, and birds whenever time permits. Posts are my own.

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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 6d
SUCH A HUGE DEAL!!!!
lcv.org LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎 @lcv.org · 6d
Big news from Georgia: Dr. Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard have been elected to the Public Service Commission! They said what Georgians are all thinking - “the power bills are too high!” We’re thrilled they’ll be working for Georgians and supporting affordable, clean energy.

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LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎 @lcv.org · 6d
Congratulations to Governor-Elect Mikie Sherrill. Voters have put their trust in her because they know that she’ll fight to lower energy bills by pledging to freeze electric rates on her first day in office and to build more affordable, clean energy.
New Jersey voters said YES to clean energy, the affordable option

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LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎 @lcv.org · 6d
Big news from Georgia: Dr. Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard have been elected to the Public Service Commission! They said what Georgians are all thinking - “the power bills are too high!” We’re thrilled they’ll be working for Georgians and supporting affordable, clean energy.

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LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎 @lcv.org · 6d
Abigail Spanberger has won the Virginia governor’s race! Governor-Elect Spanberger has been relentlessly focused on making Virginians’ lives more affordable, and has a plan to expand renewable energy and stop energy bills from going up more. We’re looking forward to her leadership in Richmond!

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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 14d
After over a decade of mirroring inflation, electricity prices are now rising twice as fast as inflation. 💸 100+ million Americans face higher electricity bills as the Trump administration props up fossil fuels and blocks clean energy that would cut costs. www.americanprogress.org/article/resi...
Residents of 49 States and Washington, D.C., Face Increasing Electric and Natural Gas Bills
This updated utility rate tracker shows rate increases or proposals set to go into effect over the next two years that, coupled with Trump administration actions, could mean that households and busine...
www.americanprogress.org

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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 18d
Appreciate the leadership of @levin.house.gov pushing back on the fossil fuel executives who bought the Trump administration and the corrupt Trump officials themselves! We can and must win the affordability narrative on #CheapCleanEnergy to help families and fight health harming pollution.

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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 18d
Excited to be planning for the policies of the future with @houseseec.bsky.social Institute! #CheapCleanEnergy #CleanAirandWater #SEECSummit2025

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 18d
The Supreme Court is using emergency rulings to quickly and dramatically expand executive power. Our new “shadow docket” tracker shows exactly how: bit.ly/4nXIr2p
Supreme Court Shadow Docket Tracker — Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
The Court is ruling on challenges to government actions on its emergency docket, often without explaining its decisions or providing guidance to lower courts.
www.brennancenter.org

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End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 18d
The American people have had enough of Trump's corruption and his authoritarian agenda.

His push for North Carolina GOP to gerrymander the state's voting map stripping Black voters of their voice is proof he's terrified of Republicans being held accountable at the ballot box.
Republicans are making one of the most gerrymandered states in the nation even more rigged
North Carolina Republicans just passed a new Trump-inspired congressional map to oust a Black Democrat.
www.motherjones.com

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Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 18d
Fortunate that @climatecentral.org is keeping the billion-dollar climate-related disaster list going, as the first half of 2025 was a doozy. You can read more here: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Reposted by David R. Miller, Matthew Davis, Magda Teter

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18d
Merkley: "What we've seen is that democracies no longer die bc men w/guns go in and take it over. Instead, it's electeds who erode the separation of power. If you have a rubber-stamp Congress & courts that deliver more power to the executive, suddenly you have an authoritarian state. It's here now."

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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 18d
BREAKING: The Trump Administration wants to open California to offshore drilling.

I will do everything possible to stop this from happening.

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Climate Power @climatepower.bsky.social · 19d
Energy costs are up 10%, Trump keeps taking clean, reliable energy off the grid—and life keeps getting more expensive.

So why should voters trust Republicans to fix the problem they created?

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lcv.org
LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎 @lcv.org · 19d
"The longer you are in an authoritarian state, it becomes more and more entrenched. And so we have to fight it in every possible way."

Thank you @merkley.senate.gov for ringing the alarm bells and calling on us all to unite and fight back to defend our democracy 🔔🔔🔔

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LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎 @lcv.org · 19d
Trump has taken a torch to essential federal programs, our public lands, and the rule of law.

And now he’s literally bulldozing the People’s House to build a lavish ballroom funded by billionaire donors.

Share this to make sure every American knows what he has taken away.
Trump administration demolishing entire East Wing of the White House to add new ballroom
Trump said in July that the $250 million project “won’t interfere with the current building.”
www.nbcnews.com

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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 19d
Energy costs are rising across the country. Families are facing high costs all around.

We must have a comprehensive, forward-thinking plan to lower energy costs. My Cheap Energy Agenda emphasizes cheap, clean energy that lowers costs for hard-working people.

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LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎 @lcv.org · 19d
Senator Merkley is STILL holding the Senate floor to oppose Trump dragging us further into authoritarianism.

Thank you @merkley.senate.gov for speaking up all night to defend our democracy and fight for a government that protects people, not billionaires 👏
Merkley STILL Holding the Senate Floor to Protest Trump’s Threats to Democracy
YouTube video by Senator Jeff Merkley
www.youtube.com

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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 20d
Trump and his policies are making utilities richer and families struggle. He needs to stop banning #CheapCleanEnergy
nvconservation.bsky.social Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 20d
🗣️ From cooling shut-offs to overcharges and outages, Nevadans are tired of being asked to pay more for less.

Ariel, Brandon, and Jodi all spoke out about what NV Energy’s rate hikes really mean: higher bills, bad service, and broken trust.

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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 20d
You really can’t make this stuff up! Corruption like we haven’t seen in my lifetime, certainly.
Oh, yeah, and also Trump is demanding the Department of Justice pay him $230M for investigating his crimes- and guess who will decide the payout- officials he has appointed.
CleptoKing and his court…
levin.house.gov Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 20d
While millions of Americans struggle to afford health care, the Secretary of Homeland Security is buying herself and other government bureaucrats state-of-the-art private planes.

Unbelievable.

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Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 20d
🗣️ From cooling shut-offs to overcharges and outages, Nevadans are tired of being asked to pay more for less.

Ariel, Brandon, and Jodi all spoke out about what NV Energy’s rate hikes really mean: higher bills, bad service, and broken trust.

Reposted by Matthew Davis

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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 20d
Good news: Sales at Pike Place Market were up 9.7% in September! That's four months of solid data showing the pedestrianization pilot is good for business.

Add your ideas for how to keep the momentum going this fall and winter: actionnetwork.org/letters/pike...
seating on Pike Place flowers and farmers market on pike place, last one was in September sadly

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 20d
NEW: After The Washington Post reported Monday on the demolition of the "East Wing facade," a new picture obtained by Law Dork that was taken on Tuesday shows that a substantial portion of the entirety of the East Wing has been demolished.
Photograph of ongoing demolition of the East Wing of the White House. Monday's photo from the Washington Post

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levin.house.gov
Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 20d
While millions of Americans struggle to afford health care, the Secretary of Homeland Security is buying herself and other government bureaucrats state-of-the-art private planes.

Unbelievable.

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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 25d
POV: heading to DTW after #ForthRoadmap in downtown Detroit on the 261 bus- just $2!! #TransitWorks

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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 25d
. Veloz kicking it hard at #Forth conference. Love #ElectricforAll

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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 26d
There are 600,000 other Iowans just like me, who can't live without Medicaid.

That's 1 in 5 Iowans. - Jonna Higgins-Freese

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PHHarris @phh5.bsky.social · 26d
Sunshine after the rain. This little Yellow-rumped Warbler is enjoying the rainwater in the birdbath.

#yellow-rumpedwarbler #birdbath #birdwatching
#backyard-habitat #bird
#resistwithlove #nature
#wildlifephotography #photography

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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 26d
En route to and then at Forth conference- electric delivery and multipurpose medium duty trucks from GM’s brightdrop. #Bookends #Forth

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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 27d
Trump admin said it was “no longer consistent” with their priorities to help small rural towns rightfully worried about flooding from (climate change induced) extreme weather.
When Trump just looks out for fossil fuel executive buddies- people die and are harmed.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...
Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant
www.nytimes.com