US EditionTrump Admin Cancels $1 Billion for WA Energy Projects, Pacific NW Hydrogen Hub
The Trump administration ended $1 billion in funding affecting 223 clean energy projects across 16 states, citing economic viability and energy needs, impacting thousands of jobs, officials said.
- The Department of Energy is canceling $1 billion in federal funding for a green hydrogen hub in the Pacific Northwest as part of broader spending cuts.
- A total of 550 projects are affected, resulting in a total funding reduction of $7.56 billion nationwide, according to DelBene's office.
- Washington state politicians criticized the funding cuts as politically motivated, with Governor Bob Ferguson promising to fight the decision.
- Energy Secretary Chris Wright stated that canceled grants do not adequately advance the nation’s energy needs and do not justify continued investment.
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Trump energy department axes funding for Northwest hydrogen hub
The Trump administration announced Wednesday night, the first night of the federal government shutdown, that it is revoking $7.6 billion in funding for clean-energy projects in 16 Democratic-leaning states, including a $1 billion cut to the Pacific Northwest’s multi-state hydrogen hub.
Trump administration yanks funding for Northwest green hydrogen project
Washington State Standard is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501(c)(3) public charity.The Trump administration on Wednesday nixed funding for the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub and several hundred other federally-subsidized clean energy projects in Democratic-led states. Democratic politicians from Oregon and Washington state immediately cried foul and vowed to challenge what …
Trump administration defunds Northwest hydrogen hub, Spokane grid project, WSU research in cuts targeting 'the Left's climate agenda'
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy is canceling more than $7.5 billion in grants nationwide, including funding for research at Washington State University, an electrical grid project in Spokane and a billion-dollar effort to turn the Northwest into a hub of the hydrogen energy industry.
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