Judge hammers EPA over lack of proof of wrongdoing in terminating $20B in climate grants
"Here we are, weeks in, and you're still unable to proffer me any information with regard to any kind of investigation or malfeasance," U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said.
Federal judge questions whether EPA move to rapidly cancel 'green bank' grants was legal
A federal judge on Wednesday pressed an attorney for the Environmental Protection Agency about whether the agency broke the ...
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Climate grant recipients fight EPA for access to $20B
The recipients of EPA’s largest climate law program will ask a federal judge Wednesday to order Citibank to grant them access ...
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In EPA’s War on Environmental Justice, the Dems Go on Offense
Senate Democrats accuse EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin of breaking the law by canceling grants for environmental justice in ...
The Trump admin accuses EPA of squirreling away $20 billion in ‘gold bars.’ Here’s what’s really going on.
Lee Zeldin’s allegations of criminal activity led to the resignation of a top DC prosecutor who refused to open a grand jury ...
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Chevron’s demise limits EPA’s authority to cancel grants, groups say
Green banking groups argue that EPA's attempt to cancel their federal funding runs counter to last year's Supreme Court ...
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The EPA plans to cut hundreds of environmental grants. Democrats say it’s illegal
According to the internal EPA documents, these grants, which range from about $ ... were funded through President Biden’s landmark climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act. The majority also ...
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Democrats say EPA illegally canceled hundreds of grants aimed at boosting ‘environmental justice’
Community Change Grants, for example, focused on community-driven projects for places “facing legacy pollution, climate change, and persistent disinvestment,” per the EPA. “Unsurprisingly ...
EPA chief Zeldin says he is closing the agency’s one-room museum, saving taxpayers $600,000 a year
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says he is closing a one-room museum at the agency’s Washington headquarters, saving taxpayers ...