US appeals court allows Trump's EPA to nix climate grants
The EPA's grant termination, upheld by a 2-1 federal appeals court ruling, is based on concerns of program integrity and reallocates $16 billion from climate projects to government oversight.
- The Environmental Protection Agency terminated Biden-era climate grants to nonprofits made under the Inflation Reduction Act.
- An appeals court, with two Trump-appointed justices in the majority, ruled in favor of the EPA's decision to cancel the grants.
- The dissenting Obama-appointed justice said the EPA had no lawful basis to interfere with funding that belonged to the plaintiffs by Congress's instructions.
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Climate activists lose bid to regain billions from Biden-era ‘slush fund’ frozen by EPA boss Lee Zeldin
In a split decision, a three-judge panel from the DC Circuit Court of Appeals found the Trump administration was within its rights to stop $20 billion from the Biden-era Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund that was promised to eight groups.
·New York, United States
Read Full ArticleJudges side with Trump EPA over canceled Inflation Reduction Act grants to nonprofits
An appellate court found that the Trump administration was within its rights to cancel billions of dollars in grants. The nonprofits that had their grants cancelled are expected to appeal.
·United States
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