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Trump Seeks Deep Cuts to Clean Energy Funding Again, Sources Say
An installer secures a solar panel during installation at a home in Encinitas, California.
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The White House is again seeking deep cuts to the Energy Department office responsible for funding clean-energy research, according to people familiar with the plans.
In its upcoming budget request to Congress, the administration will propose cutting more than 70 percent of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s $2.1 billion-a-year budget.