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....