Original sentence: Illinois lawmakers  claim funding was canceled after Illinois was chosen over Texas as the final site.On January 29, 2008, the Department of Energy announced it was withdrawing funding from FutureGen, effectively terminating the project.The sudden concern over cost after an Illinois site was chosen over those in Texas raised questions about the motives for the cancellation
Edited sentence: On January 29, 2008, the Department of Energy announced it was withdrawing funding from FutureGen, effectively scuttling the project.Outraged Illinois lawmakers  claim funding was unfairly canceled after Illinois was chosen over Texas as the final site.The sudden concern over cost after an Illinois site was chosen over those in Texas raised questions of possible political motives for the cancellation