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Supreme Court Strikes Down Tariffs 

“Mr. Trump is the first president to claim that a 1970s emergency statute, which does not mention the word “tariffs,” allowed him to unilaterally impose the duties without congressional approval…on imported goods from more than 100 countries…The (Supreme Court) ruling eliminated Mr. Trump’s primary tool for imposing tariffs, but he moved to work around the court by imposing levies using other trade powers. He cited Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act in setting the (new)10 percent (global) tariff…” (NYT, Feb. 20, 2026) 

No president before him has ever invoked these provisions to establish tariffs. The new 10% tariffs, like the use of the Emergency Act ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, also will be challenged in the courts starting a new round of economic uncertainty, and which are particularly offensive to our allies. 

As noted in The Atlantic, “One institution could put an end to all of this at any time: Congress. The Constitution gives the legislative branch the power to regulate international trade; the only reason Trump is able to levy tariffs at all is because of previous laws passed by Congress that (may) have given him that authority. Congress could decide to take that authority away.”

What You Can Do

Tell Congress to reclaim its Constitutional authority over tariffs by passing a resolution revoking Sections 122 and 300 of the 1974 Trade Act, neither of which explicitly includes the power to arbitrarily set global tariff rates.

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End the new global tariff imposed by Trump by passing a resolution revoking Sections 122 and 300 of the 1974 Trade Act. This will allow the United States to normalize our trade relationship with our allies through mutually beneficial bilaterial agreements approved by Congress.

Here’s how you can contact each of your federal representatives from North Carolina: Each of the links below takes you to a secure web form where you can email a copy of the letter directly, or phone or mail a copy to:

📬 Senator Thom Tillis

·         Email Contact Form: Email Senator Tillis

·         Phone: (202) 224-6342

·         Mailing Address: 185 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510

📬 Senator Ted Budd

·         Email Contact Form: Email Senator Budd

·         Phone: (202) 224-3154

·         Mailing Address: 217 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510

📬 Representative Chuck Edwards

·         Email Contact Form: Email Congressman Edwards

·         Phone: (202) 225-6401

·         Mailing Address: 1505 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515

 

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Trump Revokes Clean Air Act 

“On Thursday, the Trump administration rescinded the central scientific finding that underpins much of the nation's climate pollution rules, its most aggressive action yet to halt initiatives that address planetary warming.

The 2009 Environmental Protection Agency endangerment finding was a determination that pollutants from developing and burning fossil fuels, such as methane and carbon dioxide, can be regulated under the Clean Air Act. The EPA now argues that the Clean Air Act does not give it the legal authority to regulate greenhouse gases.” (Feb.  12, NPR)

As reported in Forbes, “A rapidly warming climate, resulting from excessive use of fossil fuels, is an intensifying threat to humanity that requires dramatic action. That would seem to be a sufficiently persuasive argument, but there’s another: Clean energy and electric vehicles are booming businesses. In 2025, the world spent $2.3 trillion on wind, solar and other forms of renewable energy … renewable energy is by far the fastest-growing source both in the U.S. and globally. And as Trump focuses on getting more power from oil, gas and coal, China has surged past the U.S. as the top supplier of clean energy tech that’s in far greater demand globally.”

Tell Congress to pass a resolution confirming the regulatory authority of the EPA over greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.

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A rapidly warming climate, resulting from excessive use of fossil fuels, is an intensifying threat to humanity that requires dramatic action. The Trump administration asserted that the Clean Air Act does not give the EPA the legal authority to regulate greenhouse gases. Pass a resolution confirming the regulatory authority of the EPA over greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.

Here’s how you can contact each of your federal representatives from North Carolina: Each of the links below takes you to a secure web form where you can email a copy of the letter directly, or phone or mail a copy to:

📬 Senator Thom Tillis

·         Email Contact Form: Email Senator Tillis

·         Phone: (202) 224-6342

·         Mailing Address: 185 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510

📬 Senator Ted Budd

·         Email Contact Form: Email Senator Budd

·         Phone: (202) 224-3154

·         Mailing Address: 217 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510

📬 Representative Chuck Edwards

·         Email Contact Form: Email Congressman Edwards

·         Phone: (202) 225-6401

·         Mailing Address: 1505 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515

 

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Edward Renner

Facts (science) and knowledge (education) are the foundations for human progress.

A Presidential Memorandum 

On January 7, 2026 Donald Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum directing all government agencies, and particularly the Secretary of State, to take immediate steps to withdraw the United States from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

“The UNFCCC treaty forms the bedrock for international cooperation to deal with the climate crisis, and it has been agreed to by every country in the world since its inception 34 years ago.  The US Senate ratified the treaty in October 1992” (The Guardian).

 Science has shown us that we are consuming our global resources faster than the earth can regenerate them. We know we are killing the very planet we need to sustain ourselves. The environmental collapse resulting from climate change can only be addressed by global cooperation and agreements. One rogue nation, the size of the US, has the capacity to undermine the processes required to ensure not only our own future health and safety, but also that of the rest of the world. The President of the US does not have the moral right nor the legitimate authority to do so. Every person and nation has an ethical responsibility and the legitimate obligation to revoke the enactment of this Memorandum.

Congress ratified the treaty and Congress must now reassert its authority by confirming the US continued participation in the UNFCCC.

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We do not live in a fact-free world. An executive action cannot erase established scientific information or override Congressional authority. Congress must reassert its authority by confirming the US continued participation in the UNFCCC. The President of the US does not have the moral right nor the legitimate authority with a Presidential Memorandum to remove the United States from this treaty ratified by Congress in 1992.

Here’s how you can contact each of your federal representatives from North Carolina: Each of the links below takes you to a secure web form where you can email a copy of the letter directly, or phone or mail a copy to:

 

📬 Senator Thom Tillis

·         Email Contact Form: Email Senator Tillis

·         Phone: (202) 224-6342

·         Mailing Address: 185 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510

📬 Senator Ted Budd

·         Email Contact Form: Email Senator Budd

·         Phone: (202) 224-3154

·         Mailing Address: 217 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510

📬 Representative Chuck Edwards

·         Email Contact Form: Email Congressman Edwards

·         Phone: (202) 225-6401

·         Mailing Address: 1505 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515