US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, from left, Russell Vought, manager of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, and US Vice President JD Vance talk to members of the media pursuing a gathering astatine the White House successful Washington, DC, US, connected Monday, Sept. 29, 2025.
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The Trump administration has canceled astir $8 cardinal successful backing for climate-related projects successful chiefly Democratic-controlled states, a apical medication authoritative said connected Wednesday.
The determination came hours aft the aforesaid official, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, revealed that the Trump medication had frozen astir $18 cardinal successful national funding to 2 large infrastructure projects successful New York City.
"Nearly $8 cardinal successful Green New Scam backing to substance the Left's clime docket is being cancelled," Vought wrote successful a post connected the societal media tract X, connected the aforesaid time that the national authorities unopen down aft Congress did not walk a stopgap backing bill.
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"More info to travel from @ENERGY," wrote Vought, referring to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Vought said that the projects affected by the determination are successful California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington state.
In the 2024 election, President Donald Trump mislaid those states to then-Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee whom helium defeated successful the Electoral College.
CNBC has requested remark from the DOE.
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