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EPA froze ‘green bank’ funds worth billions, climate group suit says

An Environmental Protection Agency program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions had its funds frozen, according to the lawsuit by Climate United.
Climate United stated they could not access their funds for three weeks due to the freeze without explanations from the EPA or Citibank.
An EPA spokesperson mentioned that 'the FBI recommended a freeze due to their ongoing investigation.'
Climate United seeks emergency intervention from a federal judge in Washington to restore access to their funds.

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Climate Groups Sue EPA over Freeze on $20B of Federal Funds

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Trump's Environmental Protection Agency froze 'green bank' funds worth billions: Climate group suit

WASHINGTON: A nonprofit that was awarded nearly US$7 billion by the Biden administration to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects has sued President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency, accusing it of improperly freezing a legally awarded grant. Climate United Fund, a coalition of t

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This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here.

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