Thousands of jobs and billions in investments have been ditched in the first half of this year as President Trump's administration has pushed back on new green energy investments, according to a new report.

"These cancellations aren't just numbers on a balance book," Michael Timberlake, spokesman for E2, said in a statement Thursday on the nonpartisan economic and environmental group's latest report. "They’re jobs, paychecks and opportunities in communities that were counting on these clean energy projects to drive economic growth. And now they're gone."

"By effectively ending clean energy incentives, Congress is turning its back on thousands of American workers and dozens of communities that were ready to build our energy future and strengthen America’s........

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