The administration of United States President Donald Trump has announced that it is canceling $7,6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states won by Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in last year's presidential election.
The Ministry of Energy announced today that 223 projects have been canceled after an audit determined that they did not adequately advance the state's energy needs or were not economically viable.
"Nearly $8 billion in 'Green New Deal' funding to fuel the left's climate agenda is being canceled," White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Votel announced on social media.
This decision comes as Trump threatens budget cuts and layoffs in a battle in Congress with Democrats over the federal government shutdown.
According to the nonprofit environmental organization Natural Resources Defense Council, the cuts will, among other things, affect battery factories, hydrogen technology projects, electrical grid upgrades, and work on "capturing" carbon dioxide in the environment.
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