US EditionJudge temporarily blocks EPA's effort to cancel $20 billion in climate grants
- U.S. District Judge Tonya S. Chutkan temporarily blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from halting $14 billion in grants awarded to three climate groups by the Biden administration.
- The grants were part of a $20 billion program established under the Inflation Reduction Act, aiming to finance clean energy projects.
- EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin accused the grant recipients of fraud, but Judge Chutkan found his allegations insufficient, stating they might force layoffs at the organizations due to the freeze.
- Climate United CEO Beth Bafford described the ruling as a step in the right direction for future investments in energy saving projects and American manufacturing.
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