US EditionOregon AG, Others File Lawsuit in Eugene to Stop Federal Cuts Threatening State Energy Programs
Eighteen state officials challenge a DOE policy capping administrative reimbursements at 10%, arguing it undermines efforts to reduce energy costs and promote clean energy programs.
- On Friday, Letitia James led 18 other states and D.C. in suing the U.S. Department of Energy in Oregon to block a proposed funding cap, James said.
- The DOE announced on May 8, 2025 a policy capping indirect and employee benefit costs at 10% of a project’s total budget, followed by a June 30 policy flash limiting overhead claims.
- The DOE policy would cut critical funding to just $314,000, limiting reimbursement for key administrative and staffing costs, James said, as critics call it an unlawful limit.
- James said the attorneys general are asking the court to vacate the unlawful cap and restore reimbursement rates to protect programs for New York families.
- Pointing to recent court rulings, the coalition argues the policy violates federal regulations requiring negotiated indirect cost rates, which federal courts have recently struck down.
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N.Y. AG James Leads Suit to Block Energy Department Cap
New York Attorney General Letitia James and 17 other blue-state attorneys general, as well as the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania, filed a lawsuit Friday in an attempt to block cuts made by the Department of Energy they claim threaten their state's energy programs.
Letitia James sues DOE over funding cap on state energy programs - Washington Examiner
New York Attorney General Letitia James, along with 18 other states and the District of Columbia, sued the Trump administration on Friday to block the Department of Energy from imposing a new funding cap that would cut support for state-run energy programs. James and the other Democratic attorneys general argued that blocking appropriated funding for state energy programs jeopardizes states’ ability to keep them running and would raise energy co…
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N.Y. AG James Leads Suit to Block Energy Department Caps
New York Attorney General Letitia James and 17 other blue-state attorneys general, as well as the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania, filed a lawsuit Friday in an attempt to block cuts made by the Department of Energy they claim threaten their state's energy programs. Filed in U.S. District Court for Oregon, the complaint targets the department's policy change that limits reimbursement that states can use toward administrative and staffing c…
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