EPA cannot block billions in climate grants, US appeals court rules
The court said the Trump administration wrongly ended the program, but a hold delays nonprofit access while the Environmental Protection Agency seeks review.
- On Tuesday, a divided appeals court in Washington blocked the EPA from freezing about $20 billion in clean energy grants, dealing a defeat to the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle Biden-era climate programs.
- Congress established the $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund in 2022 under the Inflation Reduction Act to finance renewable energy projects and energy-efficient buildings in underserved communities.
- EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin attempted to terminate the grants in March 2025, citing fraud and waste concerns, but the court restored an injunction blocking his decision to freeze the funds.
- The majority ruled that terminating grants 'based solely on a policy disagreement' likely violated the Inflation Reduction Act, though funds remain on hold for several days pending potential appeals.
- EPA officials are reviewing the decision and may appeal to the Supreme Court, while some judges noted Congress passed a law last year repealing the 2022 grant program statute.
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The U.S. government is expected to release funding for clean energy for a court decision. EPO's Environmental Protection Agency had frozen billions of funds.
Court: EPA Can't Cancel Billions In Clean Energy Grants
The Associated Press reports: A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday said the Trump administration improperly terminated billions of dollars in funds to boost clean energy projects, handing a win to a coalition of nonprofits picked to run the Biden-era effort. Climate United Fund and other nonprofits won’t have access to their funds immediately as the decision will be put on hold for several days giving the Environmental Protection Agency ti…
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Federal appeals court says Trump admin was wrong to terminate climate funds
The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund was designed to finance small energy projects. The administration accused the nonprofits of mismanagement and fraud.
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Divided federal appeals court says Trump administration was wrong to terminate climate program
A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration improperly ended a multi-billion-dollar program for clean energy projects.
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