The Energy Department canceled billions in funding. Democrats say it's retribution

The Energy Department canceled billions in funding. Democrats say it's retribution

Michael Copley

October 02, 2025 / 9:37 am

The Department of Energy is cancelling more than $7 billion in funding for hundreds of projects that the agency said don't address the country's energy needs and aren't economically viable.

The DOE issued the announcement late Wednesday, the first day of a government shutdown and hours after White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said the Trump administration was cancelling nearly $8 billion in "Green New Scam funding." Vought posted on the social media site X that the Energy Department funding was for projects in 16 states, all of which voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris.

The Energy Department said in a news r