Court Docs Reveal Political Motive Behind $8B Clean-Energy Grant Cancellations
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Court filings cited by the New York Times show White House lawyers admitted nearly $8 billion in Biden-era clean-energy grants were canceled for partisan reasons, targeting projects in states that voted for Kamala Harris in 2024. About 284 grants were terminated (283 in Harris-supporting states), while many grants in Republican-leaning areas remained, contradicting claims of nonpolitical decisions and highlighting partisan retaliation in energy funding.
- Trump Killed Electrical Grid Upgrades And Other Clean Energy Projects Because States Didn't Vote For Him, White House Lawyers Admit Jalopnik
- Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him The New York Times
- Energy Dept. admits cancelling federal clean energy grants in blue states, in yet another Trump blow to democracy Democracy Docket
- Green grant cancellations were ‘based solely’ on states’ political affiliation, Trump administration says in court The Hill
- Trump administration admits it canceled clean-energy grants in states that voted for Kamala Harris CNN
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