Vought Says Nearly $8 Billion in Green Funding Being Canceled

Oct. 1, 2025, 6:18 PM UTC

US Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought says nearly $8 billion in “green new scam funding” — an apparent reference to President Biden’s climate spending legislation — “is being cancelled.”

  • Vought comments in a post on X
  • More details are forthcoming from the Energy Department, he says
  • Projects are being canceled in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington

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