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Trump EPA wrongly canceled $20B in climate funds, appeals court rules
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
An appeals court ruled that the Trump EPA improperly canceled $20 billion in climate-related federal funding. The decision allows climate nonprofits to access funds that were frozen more than a year after the EPA issued an order to Citibank to halt account access. The specific grounds for the court's ruling and any timeline for fund restoration were not detailed in the available information.
