A federal appeals court ruled that the Trump EPA wrongfully canceled $20 billion in climate funding, ordering that climate nonprofits can once again access their federal funds. The ruling comes more than a year after the EPA directed Citibank to freeze accounts belonging to climate-focused organizations.
Background
The Trump administration's EPA had targeted climate-focused nonprofits by freezing their federal accounts through Citibank, drawing legal challenges. This ruling marks a significant judicial pushback against the administration's climate funding cuts.
- Source
- TechCrunch
- Published
- Aug 5, 2026 at 10:40 PM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10