Energy Dept. admits cancelling federal clean energy grants in blue states, in yet another ...

The US Department of Energy admitted in court documents that it cancelled $7.5 billion in federal clean energy grants in October 2025 based solely on whether recipient states voted for Trump or Harris, contradicting sworn testimony by DOE Secretary Chris Wright that political considerations played no role. Court stipulations confirm 284 grants terminated were in blue states, while 340 proposed terminations in red states were not executed.

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