A coalition of states is suing the Trump administration for placing caps on federal reimbursements for a bevy of energy programs.

On May 8, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a " Policy Flash " that established "a maximum allowable dollar amount (stated in terms of a percentage of the total project award amount) that it will reimburse for allowable, allocable, and reasonable indirect costs." The memorandum further went on to advise states and municipalities that the specific reimbursement "maximum percentage is 10 percent" and "inclusive of total indirect costs and fringe benefit costs."

Buried under the bureaucratese, the plaintiffs states say, is an attack on "vital" state-run programs – one that is likely to raise costs for consumers in the states affected by the new policy.

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