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.
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Climate United Sues E.P.A. Over Frozen $20 Billion
In a lawsuit, Climate United claims the E.P.A. is illegally withholding funds that have become a target of the Trump administration.The New York Times - 4d -
EPA Cancels $20 Billion in Climate Grants
Here is what we know about the billions in funds that have led to federal investigations, lawsuits and frozen bank accounts for climate nonprofit groups.The New York Times - 4h -
Zeldin: $20B in green bank grants from climate law terminated
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin said Tuesday night he has terminated $20 billion in green bank grants that were funded by the Democrats’ climate, tax and health care ...The Hill - 7h -
Trump’s Call to Scrap ‘Horrible’ Chip Program Spreads Panic
The president’s attack on the key tenet of the Biden administration’s industrial policy has set off concerns that he may claw back its funding.The New York Times - 1d -
Trump administration halting $1B affordable housing preservation program: Report
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has terminated its $1 billion Green and Resilient Retrofit Program, which funds renovation projects at affordable housing units across the ...The Hill - 5h -
The key Project 2025 authors now staffing the Trump administration
Trump has invited some of the most prominent contributors to the Project 2025 playbook into his administration.NBC News - 14h -
Canada to impose 25% retaliatory tariffs on $21 billion worth of U.S. goods
Canada will impose 25% tariffs on more than $20 billion worth of U.S. goods in retaliation for the Trump administration's steel and aluminum duties.CNBC - 3h -
Trump administration halts funding for two cybersecurity efforts
The Trump administration has cut millions of dollars in federal funding from two cybersecurity initiatives, including one dedicated to helping state and local election officialsABC News - 1d -
Republicans want to repeal Biden’s climate legacy. Good luck with that.
President Trump has used funding pauses and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to target climate initiatives by the federal government, but will need the help of Congress to repeal the ...The Hill - 4h
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Another avocado seller is downplaying tariffs — but is still monitoring this Trump policy
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Here are the states facing big hits from the E.U.’s retaliatory tariffs on American liquor
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Trump tariff threats are pushing Canada's largest oil producer to break its dependence on the U.S.
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Social Security Administration to cut phone service for direct-deposit transactions
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