Don’t Cut Hydrogen Hubs Funding, California Lawmakers Urge Trump’s Energy Chief

Energy Secretary Chris Wright plans to cut funding committed to hydrogen hubs as part of the Biden administration’s push for clean fuels.

Then Secretary of Energy nominee, Chris Wright on Capitol Hill, Jan. 15, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A majority of California’s congressional delegation urged the Trump administration to preserve funding for the state’s hydrogen production hubs after news broke that the state’s project was on the chopping block.

Four Republican members joined the 45 other Democratic representatives and senators pleading with Energy Secretary Chris Wright to continue funding the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES) in a letter sent April 7.