US EditionStates sue the Trump administration for blocking funds for electric vehicle charging
- Seventeen states sued the Trump administration on Wednesday for blocking $5 billion in federal funds meant to expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the U.S.
- The lawsuit arose after the Trump administration directed states in February to halt spending money allocated by Congress under the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
- Attorneys general from Washington, California, and Colorado are spearheading a lawsuit contending that the Federal Highway Administration does not have the authority to withhold funds that Congress allocated for expanding the electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
- Washington Attorney General Nick Brown criticized the president's actions to withdraw funds, describing them not as budget cuts but as unfair seizures that take money from taxpayers, while New York officials report that $120 million of their awarded $175 million remains withheld.
- The lawsuit represents a pushback against executive overreach on environmental policies and could impact the rollout of clean transportation infrastructure at a critical transition point.
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Massachusetts joins 16-state lawsuit over federal EV cash
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York Attorney General Letitia James sued the U.S. Department of Transportation on May 7 for freezing millions earmarked for electric vehicle charging. According to the lawsuit, the Federal Highway Administration revoked New York’s approved EV plan to snatch away about $120 million that Congress had already approved. James and the attorneys general of 16 other states and the District of Columbia filed the case—which y…
16 states and DC are suing the Trump administration over blocking funding for EV chargers
States are suing the Trump administration over an EV charger funding freeze.Jay L Clendenin/Getty ImagesSixteen states and D.C. are suing the Trump administration over blocking EV charger funding.The lawsuit targets the Department of Transport for halting the $5 billion NEVI program.Tesla was a major funding recipient, receiving $31 million from the initiative.A coalition of 16 states and Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the T…
Wisconsin joins lawsuit challenging federal freeze of EV charging funds
Wisconsin is joining a new multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s decision to freeze funding for electric vehicle charging stations, Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday. The state joined 16 others […] The post Wisconsin joins lawsuit challenging federal freeze of EV charging funds appeared first on WPR.
Wisconsin joins lawsuit to lift Trump administration block on EV infrastructure funding
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is joining a multi-state lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's block on electric vehicle infrastructure funding, his office announced Thursday.
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