New York Attorney General Letitia James and 18 other states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration Friday to block the Department of Energy from imposing a new funding cap that cut support for needed state-run energy programs.

James and the other Democratic attorneys general argued that blocking appropriated funding for state energy programs, in turn jeopardizes states’ ability to keep them running. They noted it would raise energy costs for residents.

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