Overview
- The Energy Department terminated a $1 billion award for the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub spanning Washington, Oregon, and a Montana component in St. Regis.
- During a CNN interview, Sen. Tim Sheehy blamed the ongoing shutdown and Democrats for the loss, then paused when told the decision predated the shutdown.
- Kaitlan Collins cited Wright’s statement that the cancellation was months in the making and would have occurred regardless of government operations.
- OMB Director Russell Vought announced nearly $8 billion in cuts to previously approved clean-energy projects, targeting 16 Democratic-led states.
- A DOE senior-staff list totaling roughly $30 billion in awards has circulated on Capitol Hill, leaving about $22 billion in pending grants—many in Republican districts—unresolved.