Energy Department Guts Solar and Wind Energy Funding

According to documents reviewed by the NY Times, the Energy department plans to eliminate hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for wind and solar energy projects. Cuts are also planned for programs that help moderate and low-income families pay for energy. The funding has been approved by Congress and was slated to be allocated during the fiscal year that ends in September. "Cuts include reducing money for wind power projects to about $30 million from $137 million, and solar power to about $42 million from $318 million," according to the Times' report. Democratic lawmakers say the cuts are illegal.