FBI, EPA, and Treasury told Citibank to freeze funds as Trump administration tries to claw back climate money
The accounts were frozen in February, but documents filed today make public details which had previously been unknown.
Judge questions Trump administration claw back of $20 billion climate fund
A U.S. judge on Wednesday pressed President Donald Trump's administration for evidence of fraud, waste and abuse in a $20 billion climate funding program that the administration has moved to terminate.
Trump Administration Claws Back $20 Billion in Climate Project Funds
After the EPA announced the move, an advocacy group sued, saying the agency broke a contract that denied eight organizations money to address climate change.
Climate fund sues Trump’s EPA over frozen $7 billion grant
The green bank was quickly targeted by EPA administrator Lee Zeldin, who was confirmed to the role in late January.
Trump Administration Ends $20 Billion Funding For Greenhouse Gas Reduction Projects
The Trump administration has ended $20 billion in funding for greenhouse gas reduction projects in a move that climate advocates and Democrats say illegally seizes money allocated for clean energy and transportation.
EPA froze ‘green bank’ funds worth billions, climate group suit says
Climate United Fund, a coalition of three nonprofit groups, demanded access to a Citibank account it received through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, a program created in 2022 by the bipartisan Inflation Reduction Act and more commonly known as the green bank.
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Judge slams EPA’s climate grant cancellations: ‘You have to have some kind of evidence’
Judge Tanya Chutkan offered significant criticism of EPA’s action but stopped short of saying she will side with the Climate ...
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says he will slash climate-change regulations and spending
WASHINGTON — U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesday that he would slash long-standing climate-change regulations ...
A $20 Billion Slush Fund--Paid by You to Progressive Nonprofits
The Department of Justice is investigating the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, a $27 billion program that was part of Joe ...
E.P.A. Cancels Climate Grants, Intensifying Battle Over $20 Billion
Here is what we know about the billions in funds that have led to federal investigations, lawsuits and frozen bank accounts ...
EPA terminates $20 billion in grants for climate projects
The Environmental Protection Agency said it’s terminating $20 billion in grants awarded through a green bank program ...
Trump administration demands Citibank freeze Biden’s $20B climate slush fund due to criminal probe
The Trump administration has ordered Citibank to freeze a $20 billion fund for pop-up climate groups provided by then-lame-duck President Joe Biden’s EPA because it is tied up in a criminal ...
EPA terminates Biden-era climate grants worth $20 billion
The Environmental Protection Agency said it has terminated grant agreements worth $20 billion issued by the Biden ...
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Attacks on Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Are Misguided and Misleading
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has made clear his intention to claw back the majority of funding in the Greenhouse Gas ...