Attorney General Bonta Marks Major Litigation Victory as Trump Administration Backs Away from Its Efforts to Cut Funding for State Energy Programs

OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) agreed to dismiss its appeal of a court order striking down its unlawful policy capping reimbursement for state energy programs, preserving the states’ victory in federal court and bringing the case to a close: “The Trump Administration is finally recognizing what my office has said all along: approved energy funding isn’t up for grabs,” said Attorney General Bonta.