President Donald Trump’s administration has canceled two clean energy grants and is reviewing roughly 300 others as part of a shift in energy policy prioritizing fossil fuel development.
According to a Department of Energy document reviewed by the Associated Press, the canceled awards were granted to RMI, a nonprofit based in Colorado. One $5.3 million grant was aimed at retrofitting low-income housing in Massachusetts and California. The other, for $1.5 million, was for studying electric vehicle carsharing in U.S. cities.
The DOE stated the projects do not meet the administration’s objectives. Trump, who declared an energy emergency early in his term, has embraced a “drill, baby, drill” agenda focused on oil, gas, and coal development.
An internal list of projects under review includes solar, wind, battery storage, EV infrastructure, and building decarbonization programs. Many were funded through the $1 trillion infrastructure law signed in 2021 under President Joe Biden.
RMI confirmed one project was halted and expects the other to end by June. The administration also ended $20 billion in EPA clean energy grants, though a federal judge has temporarily blocked that decision.
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