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White House, Energy Chief Clash Over Clean Energy Cuts

10/11/2025

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The White House and Energy Secretary Chris Wright clash over proposed cuts to $30 billion in federal clean energy grants, with Wright ready to eliminate funding, primarily affecting Democratic-leaning states.
Internal disagreements at the Department of Energy involve staff with differing backgrounds and raise the possibility of dismissing undersecretary Preston Wells Griffith III.
Wright's decisions frustrated former President Donald Trump over a coal-fired power plant in Arizona.

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The White House and Energy Secretary Chris Wright clash over proposed cuts to $30 billion in federal clean energy grants, with Wright ready to eliminate funding, primarily affecting Democratic-leaning states.
Internal disagreements at the Department of Energy involve staff with differing backgrounds and raise the possibility of dismissing undersecretary Preston Wells Griffith III.
Wright's decisions frustrated former President Donald Trump over a coal-fired power plant in Arizona.