On Tuesday, a federal judge prevented the Environmental Protection Agency from ending $ 14 billion from grants granted to three climate groups by the Biden Administration.
The American boycott judge, Tonya Chutcan, ruled that “the mysterious and unaccounted assurances are not sufficient.” The request from the Environmental Protection Agency is prevented from ending the grant program, which reached a total of $ 20 billion. The judge has also banned Citibank, who carries money on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency, from transferring him to the government or anyone else.
EPA official Li Zildin He claimed that the beneficiaries of grants participating in mismanagement, fraud and self -dealing in announcing his freezing and moved to end the grants, but the judge said that Zealin's allegations are insufficient.
“In this turn, the defendants at the Environmental Protection Agency did not explain enough, why were the awards of the unilateral prosecutors to be a rational introduction to reviewing” the Green Bank program, as Cotcaan wrote.
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A federal judge prevented the Environmental Protection Agency from ending $ 14 billion from grants granted to three climate groups by the Biden Administration. (Istock)
The beneficiaries of the grant filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency, Zealin and City Bank, on the pretext that they illegally rejected the groups from reaching 14 billion dollars granted last year through the greenhouse gas reduction fund, and it is usually referred to as the “green bank”. The program, which consists of two $ 14 billion and $ 6 billion initiatives, in a row, was Congress approved by Under the 2022 inflation law to support clean energy and climate friendly projects.
Three groups – the coalition for the green capital and the attacking authority societies – said that frozen grants prevented them from financing new projects and may compel them to lay off the employees. The groups said that the abuse funds were inevitable.
The groups also asked Chutkan to order Citibank to cancel the account, but the judge refused. The matter only maintains the status quo with the issue forward.
The Environmental Protection Agency official claimed that the beneficiaries of grants participating in mismanagement, fraud and self -dealing. (Getty Images)
Climate United received nearly $ 7 billion, and the alliance with Green Capital received $ 5 billion, and the attacking communities obtained power – a group related to Democratic Stacy Abrams – two billion dollars.
Beth Pufford. CEO Climate United said Judge Ruling It was “a step in the right direction.”
“In the coming weeks, we will continue to work for a long -term solution that allows us to invest in projects that provide energy savings, create job opportunities, and increase American manufacturing in societies throughout the country,” Bufford said.
Zeldin said on Tuesday that the grants were granted “in a way that deliberately reduced the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to conduct appropriate oversight, adding that” it will not be rest until the taxpayers of taxpayers are difficult to difficult to the US Treasury. “
Zeldin said on Tuesday that the grants were granted “in a way that deliberately reduced the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to conduct appropriate oversight.” (AP Photo/Mark Schiesfelbein)
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Zeldin described the grants as a “golden strip” chart that participates in the conflict of interests and possible fraud.
Zeldeen previously said in a video posted on X.
Climate United claimed that the termination was illegal, on the pretext that the federal government had not determined any evidence of waste, fraud or abuse.
