Hydrogen Hubs, Rail Tunnels, and Walkability: Winners & Losers in the Shutdown Cuts - CleanTechnica

The Trump administration’s October 2025 decision to cancel $26 billion in clean energy and transportation infrastructure funding significantly disrupts critical decarbonization efforts across the United States. The cuts disproportionately affect urban, coastal, and Democratic-leaning states, while fossil fuel projects remain largely untouched. Key projects frozen or canceled include the Hudson River Tunnel replacement, a vital $16 billion infrastructure project necessary to prevent failure of a 113-year-old tunnel and reduce over 2 million tons of CO₂ annually by shifting commuters from cars and planes to rail. Similarly, New York’s Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 extension and California’s high-speed rail project lost substantial funding, delaying transit improvements that would reduce emissions by encouraging electric rail use over car and air travel. The offshore wind sector also suffered major setbacks, with $679 million in grants for port infrastructure supporting turbine manufacturing and installation revoked. Notable losses include $427 million for California’s Humboldt Bay Terminal, the first dedicated offshore wind port on the West Coast,