"The dramatic move yanks more than $3.1 billion of federal commitments across 79 grants around California, according to an SFGATE analysis of the Department of Energy's "projects terminated" list and federal records of each grant. More than a third of the $7.56 billion the agency said it had cut across 321 grants was apparently money meant for California projects. It's a huge slash that endangers thousands of jobs and dozens of scientific initiatives."
"In a news release, Gov. Gavin Newsom, who's emerged as one of Trump's most vocal Democratic critics, skewered one of the cuts in particular: $1.2 billion meant for a planned hub to produce hydrogen fuel in California, a project that has garnered more than $10 billion in private investment and is projected to create over 200,000 jobs. Newsom wrote: "In Trump's America, energy policy is set by the highest bidder, economics and common sense be damned.""
"These cuts further a few of the Trump administration's aims. They're a disinvestment in clean energy construction and research, as Trump's DOE fights against the scientific consensus on climate change. They're a rollback of Joe Biden-era federal awards. And, amid a bitter party feud over the federal government's shutdown, they're an attack on states that didn't cast their electoral votes for Trump."
Dozens of construction, education and clean energy projects in California are losing more than $3.1 billion across 79 federal grants terminated by the Department of Energy. More than a third of the DOE's $7.56 billion cuts across 321 grants was money intended for California projects. The cuts jeopardize thousands of jobs and dozens of scientific initiatives. A notable cancellation removes $1.2 billion for a planned hydrogen fuel production hub that has attracted over $10 billion in private investment and promised more than 200,000 jobs. The actions amount to a rollback of Biden-era awards and a disinvestment in clean energy research while sparing similar projects in some red states.
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