DOGE lists $367,000,000 in claimed savings from Department of Energy grant cut

DOGE listed this Department of Energy grant record as cut on 2025-05-29, with $367,000,000 in claimed savings. Recipient: Eastman Chemical Company. Description: THIS PROJECT INTENDS TO DEMONSTRATE THE COMMERCIAL AND TECHNICAL VIABILITY OF CHEMICALLY RECYCLED POLYETHENE TEREPHTHALATE (CRPET) AT A FIRST-OF-A-KIND CHEMICAL RECYCLING FACILITY. Principle treats this as an official DOGE claim until independently verified against USAspending, agency records, court filings, or watchdog findings.