California is suing the Trump administration over its termination of billions of dollars in funding for high-profile clean energy projects awarded under President Biden, state officials announced Wednesday. AdvertisementThe funding cuts reflect “partisan retribution” and will lead to more than 200,000 lost union jobs, higher energy prices and worse pollution in California, said Atty. In September, Trump told reporters that he was open to “cutting programs that [Democrats] like” as a government shutdown loomed. The cuts will also erode the nation’s position as a global leader in the clean energy transition, he said. “California will fight for these jobs, this infrastructure, and the global clean energy competitiveness that the Trump administration has ceded to China,” Newsom said.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 19, 2026 01:12 UTC