WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich issued the following news release:

Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright demanding the Department preserve all documents and records of the Trump administration's cancellation of more than $7.5 billion of energy project grants in Democratic-led states.

"I write to demand that you preserve all records and communications related to the administration's cancellation of more than $7.5 billion of energy project grants," Heinrich began.

"Following reports that the Trump administration acknowledged in court filings that it terminated more than $7.5 bi...