clean energy grants

Reps. Zoe Lofgren and Gabe Amo are requesting the Justice Department to consider criminal charges against Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who is accused of lying to Congress regarding $7.6 billion in canceled clean energy grants in blue states.

Reps. Zoe Lofgren and Gabe Amo are asking the Justice Department to consider criminal charges against Energy Secretary Chris Wright, alleging he lied to Congress about $7.6 billion in clean energy grants canceled in blue states.

Trump Administration Lawyers admitted that the terminated clean energy grants in Hawaiʻi were partisan. This admission was revealed in recent court filings, confirming previous suspicions.

A federal appeals court upheld a ruling blocking President Trump’s executive order to restrict mail-in voting, and the Trump administration acknowledged canceling $7.6 billion in clean energy grants for 16 states that voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. Trump has urged the Supreme Court to allow the mail-in voting order ahead of midterms, while Senate Majority Leader John Thune challenged efforts to pass the SAVE Act.

The Trump administration acknowledged in court documents that it canceled $7.6 billion in clean energy grants for 16 states that voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, stating the decision was based solely on the political identity of the grant recipients' states.

The Trump administration admitted canceling over $7.5bn in clean energy grants to states based on their support for Trump's re-election. Court documents indicate funding was terminated in October for projects in states represented by Democrats who voted for Kamala Harris.