The elimination of all ARCHES federal funding comes as part of the Trump administration’s cuts of over $7.5 billion in clean energy and climate project funding exclusively across Democratic-leaning states. “The cancellation of ARCHES is vindictive, shortsighted, and proof that this administration is not serious about American energy dominance,” wrote the senators. “We strongly urge you to immediately restore the funding awarded to the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems Hub in California. Padilla secured up to $1.2 billion for the ARCHES hydrogen hub from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and successfully pushed former Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to support ARCHES’ proposal as part of its Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs program. Padilla, Schiff, and 25 other Democratic Senators also sounded the alarm on DOE’s “hit list” of key energy projects, demanding Secretary of Energy Chris Wright follow the law and preserve the hydrogen hub program.