FutureGen was a US government project announce by President George W. Bush in 2003 to build a near zero-emissions coal-fueled power plant to produce hydrogen and electricity while using carbon capture and storage. In December 2007, Mattoon Township, Coles County, Illinois northwest of Mattoon, Illinois was chosen as the site for the plant from among four finalists in Illinois and Texas. On January 29, 2008, the Department of Energy announced it was withdrawing funding from FutureGen, effectively terminating the project. Illinois lawmakers claim funding was canceled after Illinois was chosen over Texas as the final site.