The federal government recently canceled a project that would have included a small initiative to use solar energy to create hydrogen fuel out of well water in the small town of St. Regis in far western Montana.

Late last week, the U.S. Department of Energy terminated roughly 321 Biden-era financial awards worth about $7.5 billion. Among them was the $1 billion award for the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub, which would have been mostly in Oregon and Washington, but it included the St. Regis project.

In 2023, when Joe Biden was president, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte was positive about the inclusion of Montana in the project.

"Through its investment in St. Regis, the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub will create more good-paying Montana jobs and ramp up American-made energy in the Treasure St

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