Courts rule Trump administration can’t cancel $22B in climate grants

By: Nada Hassanein

Outlets: Stateline

Published: August 5, 2026

Words: 472

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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Two courts this week dealt blows to the Trump administration’s attempts to withdraw clean energy and climate grants.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency could not terminate $20 billion in clean energy grants awarded to nonprofit groups.

And a federal judge on Monday denied the Trump administration’s attempt to halt a court order to restore $1.6 billion in climate justice grants, saying the Environmental Protection Agency must reinstate …

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