A coalition of organizations granted $7 billion in federal funds for climate and housing projects sued the Trump administration and Citibank on Saturday to restore its access to the money.
Climate United says it has been unable to retrieve the money it was supposed to get from EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and has received no explanation from EPA or Citibank, which is managing $20 billion in fund grants under an arrangement with the federal government.
The suit asks a judge to issue injunctions ordering Citibank to disburse the money and prohibiting EPA from interfering with the funding.
The lawsuit represents the latest salvo over the Trump’s administration’s efforts to claw back congressionally appropriated dollars and dismantle former President Joe Biden’s climate policies. The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund is a big target as it is the largest program in Democrats’ 2022 climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act.
