Federal appeals court says EPA cannot terminate $20 billion in clean energy grants

Published August 4, 2026 4:37pm ET | Updated August 4, 2026 4:37pm ET



A federal appeals court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency cannot suspend $20 billion in clean energy grants issued to green groups during the Biden administration.  

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday issued a decision to restore District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s April 2025 preliminary injunction that prevented the EPA from “unlawfully suspending or terminating” billions of dollars in grants from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. 

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