Trump funding cuts threaten US energy innovation, National Academies warns. Trump has sought to eliminate or dramatically shrink the Obama-era ARPA-E advanced energy research program which has provided more than $4.2 billion to over 1,700 projects, resulting in the formation of 173 companies.

Trump funding cuts threaten US energy innovation, National Academies warns. Trump has sought to eliminate or dramatically shrink the Obama-era ARPA-E advanced energy research program which has provided more than $4.2 billion to over 1,700 projects, resulting in the formation of 173 companies.