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Washington, D.C. — Today, the New York Times uncovered recent court filings where the Trump administration admitted to targeting states that voted for Vice President Kamala Harris and are represented by Democrats when slashing billions of dollars of clean energy investments.
In October 2025, the Trump administration cancelled nearly $7.6 billion of federal investments in clean energy projects across the targeted states. The projects that were cancelled would have provided economic relief from high energy bills, created jobs, and lowered emissions across the country.
Despite the unprecedented (and illegal) attacks from the administration, clean energy is still outperforming fossil fuels on cost performance. Lazard’s 2026 Levelized Cost of Energy report shows that despite losing out on federal investments, onshore wind and utility-scale solar are more affordable than fossil fuels.
In response, Sierra Club Chief Program Officer Holly Bender issued the following statement:
