OLYMPIA — Democratic officials are condemning the Trump administration for terminating some $1.1 billion in funding meant for energy and manufacturing projects in Washington state.

That includes $1 billion for the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub, which was slated to extend across parts of Washington, Montana and Oregon, Bloomberg first reported. Such hubs are networks of regional hydrogen producers and consumers, plus connective infrastructure like distributors and storage facilities.

The Trump administration’s move was part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s plan to slash $7.56 billion in funding for hundreds of energy projects nationwide. The department has argued that financing them wouldn’t offer sufficient return to taxpayers.

Several other Democrat-leaning states are also seeing cl

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