The Trump Admin does NOT believe in Climate Environmental Assistance….
There ARE Court actions fighting their policies and actions….
An appeals court on Tuesday handed a victory to a group of federal grant recipients that the Trump administration has prevented from spending billions of dollars in climate funding for over a year.
In a split decision, 10 judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld an earlier injunction that said the Environmental Protection Agency could not terminate $20 billion in climate grants, and that the recipients should have access to the funds as their case proceeds.
If the E.P.A. does not appeal the decision to the Supreme Court in the next seven days, the judgment will effectively reinstate much of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, a Biden-era “green bank” initiative that supports low-cost loans and investments for renewable energy projects across the country.
Brigit Hirsch, an E.P.A. spokeswoman, said the agency is reviewing the judgment and considering next steps. It could appeal to the high court and ask that the funds remain frozen in the meantime….
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The delay has taken a toll on the grant recipients, which relied on the funds for basic expenses like payroll and office rent. Beth Bafford, the chief executive of the lead plaintiff, Climate United, left the organization in March and was not replaced. Other groups have laid workers off. Power Forward Communities, which received $2 billion in grants, was down to two employees earlier this year.
On Tuesday, the nonprofit plaintiffs celebrated the judgment. Representatives for Justice Climate Fund and the Coalition for Green Capital said they were looking forward to moving forward with their work….
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