A federal judge on April 15 blocked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from terminating part of the $20 billion Biden-era climate grants, finding that the agency acted unlawfully when it froze funding for awardees and sub-awardees in mid-February.
In a three-page order, U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan ruled in favor of the Climate United Fund and other groups that sued Citibank, the EPA, and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin in March for withholding the funds.
Chutkan said the EPA may not suspend the awards in any way, including by issuing a notice of exclusive control of termination, or by limiting the groups’ access to the money….