Energy Department cancels billions in funding amid shutdown : NPR | NYGazet

Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said the funding was for projects in 16 states, all of which voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris.

The Department of Energy is cancelling more than $7 billion in funding for hundreds of projects that the agency said don't address the country's energy needs and aren't economically viable. The DOE issued the announcement late Wednesday, the first da... [3756 chars]