In the first month of Donald Trump's war with Iran, the world's top 100 oil and gas companies banked more than $30 million in windfall profits—every single hour.¹

We've seen this before. Fossil fuel companies exploit crises to lock in profits while families pay more.³ A windfall tax is a higher, one-time tax on companies that make massive, unexpected profits from events outside their control—like a war. In short, if you get lucky at the public's expense, you don't get to keep the profits.

The good news: There's already a bill. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Ro Khanna have reintroduced the Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act, which would require companies like ExxonMobil and Chevron to pay an estimated $33 billion annually—money that would go back directly to consumers as rebates.⁴

Storm season is just around the corner — and the agency responsible for warning you about tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods is running on fumes.

Tell Congress: Restore funding to the National Weather Service, NOAA, and FEMA.

The Trump administration gutted the National Weather Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) last year. This year’s budget request is no better. As of last month, there are still 300 fewer meteorologists and hydrologists than there were in late 2024.¹ Five critical positions at the Storm Prediction Center — the office that forecasts tornadoes and severe winds — sit empty.¹ That had almost never happened before.

This isn't just a staffing problem. It's a safety problem. Cuts to the National Weather Service, NOAA, and FEMA have made it harder to predict, warn, prepare, and respond to extreme weather events — events that are becoming more frequent and more deadly because of climate change. 

Weaker institutions mean slower warnings, slower response, and slower recovery for families across the country. Communities across the country — especially the most vulnerable — are paying the price.