Trump eyes more cuts to green energy projects — including in red states
The Trump administration is eyeing additional major cuts to green energy projects beyond the billions of dollars that it has already halted.
A list that circulated in Washington this week and was reviewed by news outlets including The Hill detailed billions in further projects whose funds could be on the chopping block. It comes on top of $7.6 billion in cuts announced last week and $3.7 billion announced earlier in the year.
While the Energy Department says no final decisions have been made on which additional projects to cut, Secretary Chris Wright has said his department plans to cancel additional funding issued for green projects under the last administration.
"This is evaluations we’ve had ongoing, and we release these periodically. We released some announcements a few months ago, we’ll have many more coming this fall,” Wright recently told CNN on the $7.6 billion in funding cancellations.
“As this fall goes on, you’ll see cancellations in red and blue states,” he added.
The $7.6 billion included billions under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for “hydrogen hubs” in California and the Pacific Northwest.
After that, a list obtained by The Hill details hundreds of........
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