特朗普政府在法庭文件中承认，它取消了超过75亿美元的联邦清洁能源项目补助，针对的是在2024年总统大选中投票支持民主党候选人卡玛拉·哈里斯的州 12。根据美国政府提交的文件，这一决定明确基于政治标准而非能源政策考量 1。
被取消资金涉及16个州的321项资助奖项和223个项目，包括加州、科罗拉多州、康州、特拉华州、夏威夷州、伊利诺伊州、马里兰州、马萨诸塞州、明尼苏达州、新罕布什尔州、新泽西州、新墨西哥州、纽约州、俄勒冈州、佛蒙特州和华盛顿州 2。这些补助在2024年10月被终止 1。
白宫预算主任罗素·沃特在社交媒体上表示，为"左翼气候议程"提供资金的钱"被取消了" 2。这与能源部长克里斯·赖特此前宣称项目取消是"商业决定"且与无法满足国家能源需求有关的说法相悖 2。
特朗普政府承诺提供近30亿美元用于取消海上风电项目，改为转向天然气和煤炭等化石燃料项目 2。民主党人和环保组织指责政府利用联邦权力进行政治报复 2。能源部内部监察机构已于12月启动调查 2。
The Trump administration has acknowledged in court filings that it canceled billions of dollars in federal clean energy project grants based on political criteria rather than energy policy merit. 12 The administration terminated over $75 billion in funding, with one source citing $76 billion across 321 funding awards and 223 projects. 12 The targeted grants went to states whose voters supported Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. 12
The cancellations affected 16 states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington. 2 Federal officials acknowledged in court documents that the decision was made "based on political standards." 1 This directly contradicts earlier claims by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who stated the cuts were a "business decision" based on the projects' inability to meet national energy needs. 2
White House Budget Director Russell Vought suggested the cancellations targeted funding for a "left-wing climate agenda," posting on social media that such money had been "cut." 2 The Trump administration has committed nearly $3 billion to cancel offshore wind projects, redirecting resources toward fossil fuel initiatives including natural gas and coal. 2
Democrats and environmental organizations have denounced the move as political retaliation using federal power. 2 The Department of Energy's internal watchdog launched an investigation into the matter in December. 2
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