Maria Tedesco

WASHINGTON (TNND) — The solar energy industry is navigating changes in the U.S. energy market following shifts in federal energy policy under President Donald Trump.In 2025, legislation backed by the Trump administration ended the Solar for All program, which had provided federal grants for residential solar projects. A federal solar tax credit that had been in place for nearly two decades also expired.Energy Secretary Chris Wright argued that integrating renewable energy into the grid increase...

Eating or keeping the lights on. That is the choice Ward 8 resident Don Gardner was forced to make. 

Gardner is praying that his application for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP, will be approved before his power is turned off. He is behind on his bill because he was laid off from his job as a contractor for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in January. 
“Over the last three or four months, I haven’t been able to give them [electric company] anyt...

By Maria Tedesco
In Washington, D.C., civic engagement can be as simple as voting, attending hearings or talking to an advisory neighborhood commissioner. But to inmates in the D.C. jail, voicing their political concerns is no easy task.  
Some incarcerated individuals, and advocates on their behalf, said they have been denied the opportunity to testify in front of the D.C. City Council on bills ranging from better food while in custody to better health care for those giving birth in the jail —...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet was the first Democratic senator to publicly call on President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race. But Biden’s eventual exit did not result in victory for his party.
Bennet said that is because voters wanted a bigger change than what the Democrats were bringing to the table.
“I think Donald Trump was elected not because people love his policy ideas, but because they think he's more likely to blow the system up...