A coalition of clean energy groups sued the Trump administration Monday for canceling more than $7.5 billion in grants in Democratic-led states.
The federal lawsuit argues that the cancellations were politically motivated — and illegal. Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced the funding cuts during the government shutdown, after White House budget chief Russell Vought previewed the move as canceling “Green New Scam funding to fuel the Left’s climate agenda.”
“Bare animus, political or otherwise, is not a legitimate government interest,” the groups said in their lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
The coalition includes the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Plug In America, Elevate Energy and the Environmental Defense Fund, as well as the city of St. Paul, Minnesota, and the St. Paul nonprofit Southeast Community Organization.
