SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota stands to lose more than $600 million in federal energy grants after the Trump administration terminated about a dozen projects connected to the state, according to lists provided by the U.S. Department of Energy and a member of Minnesota's Congressional delegation.

Shortly after the government shutdown began last week, the Department of Energy announced the cuts in Minnesota and a handful of other largely Democratic states, totaling more than $7.5 billion. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has denied that the program cancellations had anything to do with the shutdown and said the agency reviewed the merits of the projects for months.

"A team of seven or eight people have evaluated over 2,400 projects just on business conditions, whether it makes sense for the

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