Commonwealth Beacon Opinion: Energy prices are soaring in Massachusetts. Trump’s tariffs are making it worse.
White House moves are hindering state efforts to combat climate change in the process
February 10th, 2025
Massachusetts families are facing skyrocketing energy bills, and the Trump administration’s reckless energy and trade policies are making it worse.
Already, some Bay Staters are paying double what they did last year on their energy bills, largely thanks to an aging gas system struggling to respond to extreme weather fueled by climate change. And in New England, where approximately 10 percent of electricity and 80 percent of gasoline and diesel fuel come from Canada, Trump’s on-again, off-again approach to tariffs is creating significant uncertainty and instability in the energy market.
The last thing Massachusetts families need is an administration lurching from one headline-driven policy to the next.
