Trump administration slashes $550 million in Colorado clean energy grants. Democrats call it revenge

By Michael Booth and Mark Jaffe, The Colorado Sun. 

Excerpt: Colorado is losing $550 million in federal clean energy grants as Trump administration officials slash awards to primarily Democratic-controlled states during the budget shutdown, including a highly-touted $326 million block to Colorado State University intended to create methane-cutting technologies to combat climate change.  The Colorado Energy Office struggled Thursday to understand the magnitude of the cuts, which are part of a $7.5 billion reversal of Biden-era clean energy grants announced Wednesday night by the U.S. Department of Energy.  ...The Department of Energy list that emerged Thursday “specifically targets states where a majority of Americans cast their votes in favor of the Democratic nominee for President,” a Colorado Energy Office statement said.... 

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