A high-stakes legal battle over $20B in frozen climate grants is returning to federal court, leaving the nonprofit recipients financially devastated. (NYT)
A 10-judge panel on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals is reconsidering jurisdiction over the EPA's cancellation of Biden-era green bank grants. While the EPA originally alleged fraud—claims unsubstantiated by FBI investigations—it now argues the clawback is simply a shift in administrative priorities.
The year-long freeze has gutted the eight nonprofits tasked with distributing the funds. Organizations like Climate United and Power Forward Communities have laid off most of their staff, and the Justice Climate Fund asked the EPA to simply close its $940M award so it can move forward.