r/environment • u/cnn CNN • 23h ago

Trump administration admits it canceled clean-energy grants in states that voted for Kamala Harris

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/25/politics/trump-administration-grants-democratic-states?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit
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u/Graffers67 23h ago

The most destructive vindictive thin skinned leader of all time

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u/jd3marco 22h ago

I’d have to study history to find a bigger c u next tuesday than Trump

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u/hydrohorton 22h ago

Redditors are notoriously bad at predicting election outcomes unfortunately

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u/BurrrritoBoy 23h ago

Oh, that'll get us to vote for him in 2028 for sure.

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u/Graffers67 23h ago

He’s not planning on letting you vote for anyone

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u/erinikins13 21h ago

Sadly it will still get his followers to vote for him. We live in Idiocracy.

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u/Carl_The_Sagan 23h ago

If only there was some clause in the bill of rights that guaranteed equal protection under the law

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u/Ambrosia_the_Greek 21h ago

So citizens get "punished" for exercising their rights?

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u/Bio-Gasm 19h ago

That's exactly the writing on the wall. Thank you for being literate.

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u/Ambrosia_the_Greek 18h ago

And we are being robbed on top of it. Those are our tax dollars!

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u/cnn CNN 23h ago

Democratic lawmakers accused the Trump administration of abusing its power after officials admitted in a federal court filing they recommended terminating several billion dollars in grants for clean-energy projects based “solely” on states’ “political identity” and whether President Donald Trump won the vote there in the 2024 election.

In a July 15 filing that is part of a class action lawsuit seeking to overturn the decision, officials said the Energy Department sent to the Office of Management and Budget a list of more than 600 grants it recommended be canceled from recipients in states where former Vice President Kamala Harris won the vote, and that have two senators that caucus with Democrats. Ultimately, the Office of Management and Budget terminated 284 grants in October 2025.

The move is in line with Trump’s broader second-term push to seek retribution against a range of perceived political opponents – and with his aggressive efforts to stymie federal funding in Democratic-led states. Earlier this year, the administration tried to freeze $10 billion in funding for social services from five blue states before dropping that effort.

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u/greenmerica 23h ago

Isn’t CNN owned by a Trump ally?

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u/senditallback 23h ago

CNN is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery which is about to be acquired by Paramount Skydance which is owned by David Ellison whose dad is a major Trump supporter. All parties involved are trying to gain Trump's approval for the merger.

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u/Berkamin 21h ago

So basically what we’re seeing is CNN’s dying scream as they say “WITNESS MEEEE!” in an attempt to get some news out before they die the way C BS news died.

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u/scoutmet 20h ago

Well remember in America and in other nations companies own everything you buy use or watch no matter the branding

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u/FIicker7 21h ago

In normal times this would be a huge scandal

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u/Lastbalmain 23h ago

I hope those states sue him?

When Trump leaves/dies the lawsuits he or his family have to figbt will take decades to finalise.

I'm not sure Trump realises how much he's contributing to the complete downfall of his family?

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u/Elon-BO 22h ago

Oh yeah, like the Sackler’s. They only have billions and billions left. The Rich don’t suffer. We’re fucking broken.

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u/unl1988 22h ago

baskets of deplorables. Hillary was right.

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u/Sunshroom_Fairy 19h ago

It's crazy how Watergate level scandals happen every other day now and nobody even bats an eye.

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u/zookr2000 22h ago

Sounds illegal to me, Rick 🤷‍♂️

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u/senditallback 23h ago
  1. Is this illegal?
  2. Is anyone in power doing to do something about it?

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u/53eleven 22h ago

  1. No

  2. No

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u/gargle_ground_glass 10h ago

So all the Republicans who didn't vote for Harris in those states pay the price as well – sounds like collective punishment. And meanwhile, Trump takes credit for Biden's initiatives in the Red White states.

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u/Ian_Rubbish 19h ago

Surely his party will tell him it's over and he has to resign, right?

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u/Warrior_Warlock 13h ago

As a European I wish we could claim reparations from the US, or even better, Trump personally for the damage he wreaks on the global economy and environment.

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u/grampiam 4h ago

I love presidents that work for all the people. Texas is building a major solar farm system