Overview

• Senator Lisa Murkowski secured a 12-month extension of production and investment tax credits for solar and wind projects on Alaska’s Railbelt in the July budget package.
• President Trump issued a July 4 executive order directing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to end market-distorting green energy subsidies, effectively nullifying those credits.
• The Interior Department then mandated that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum personally approve routine wind and solar project activities on federal lands and waters.
• On July 18 Murkowski filed a formal complaint saying she felt “cheated” after the administration reversed its concession and demanded a policy reversal.
• The public dispute highlights a rare split within the Republican Party and underscores tensions between regional policy deals and presidential executive power.