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Those cuts could significantly set back the nation’s clean energy goals, as the four canceled “hydrogen hub” programs would have contributed to a cumulative 25-million metric ton reduction in carbon dioxide emissions each year, or roughly the amount of 5.5 million gas-powered cars.

The Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle environmental protections and roll back nationwide progress toward clean energy disproportionately target California and other blue states, internal documents show.

Insiders said the proportions do not reflect overall clean energy investments by red and blue states, with Republican states such as Texas — a clean energy juggernaut — facing far fewer cuts from that office.

In 2020, the World Bank estimated that the global production of minerals such as cobalt and lithium would have to be increased by over 450% by 2050 to meet the growing demand for clean energy technology.

The termination of the grants in question violates a number of court orders and escalates the Trump administration’s attempts to “impound Congressionally-appropriated, legally-obligated funds protecting clean air and clean water and powering domestic investment in low-cost clean energy,” read a March 25 letter signed by the nine Democratic senators on the committee, including Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla of California.