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U.S. District Judge Tanya #Chutkan says some nonprofits awarded billions for a so-called green bank to finance #CleanEnergy & #climate-friendly projects cannot have their contracts scrapped & must have access to some of the frozen money. The ruling is a defeat for #Trump’s [mockery of an] #EPA, which argues the program is rife w/ financial mismanagement.
#law #USpol
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The EPA can't end grants from $20 billion Biden-era fund for climate-friendly projects, a judge says
A federal judge says some nonprofits awarded billions for a so-called green bank to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects cannot have their contracts scrapped and must have access to some of the frozen money.Michael Phillis (AP News)
Trump’s EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters
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Climate experts expressed shock and dismay at the move. “It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill,” one said.
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#PublicHealth #CleanWaterAct
EPA must use the best available science − by law − but what does that mean?
The Trump administration’s job cuts and advisory board changes at the agency won’t change those rules, as a former EPA science adviser explains.The Conversation
Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law & Graduate School #climatechange
Revoking EPA’s endangerment finding – the keystone of US climate policies – won’t be simple and could have unintended consequences
The Trump administration’s goal is to roll back rules limiting planet-warming greenhouse gases emissions from power plants, vehicles and oil and gas production, but it could backfire for industry.The Conversation
Judge Blocks #Trump Administration From Terminating $14 Billion in 'Green Bank' Grants
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in grants awarded to three #climate groups by the #Biden administration
#law #ClimateCrisis #DOGE #TrumpPurge #EPA #Citibank #ClimateUnitedFund #ClimateSolutions
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Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in 'green bank' grants
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in grants awarded to three climate groups by the Biden administration. The order by U.S.Michael Phillis (AP News)
