A plan to help energy companies, local governments and others pay for programs to reduce harmful methane and other gas emissions was canceled by President Donald Trump’s administration this week.

The grants included other initiatives, including improvement to the electric grid.

Nearly $600 million in previously promised government grants to more than 30 applicants from Illinois was abruptly halted by Trump’s Department of Energy, according to U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s office.

According to Duckworth, the cancellations fell in line with others across the country that appeared to be targeting states where Trump did not win in the 2024 presidential election.

In a statement, Duckworth called the moves “vindictive.”

Methane, a component of natural gas, contributes to global warming as wel

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