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Trump cancels billions in DOE funds for green projects

The Trump administration is cutting billions of dollars for green energy projects, especially in blue states.

© Alex Brandon, Associated Press

The Energy Department announced late Wednesday it was cutting awards that funded 223 projects, axing about $7.56 billion in spending.

In a social media post ahead of the announcement, White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought announced the funding cuts would take place for projects in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington state.

Vought, in his post, categorized the projects as “Green New Scam funding to fuel the Left’s climate

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