EPA funds still frozen despite agency memo, lawmakers’ pressure
The EPA's directive after a court ruling has still not yet unlocked all the funding mandated under the laws passed by Congress.
Democratic Lawmakers Demand Release of Frozen EPA Funds
Senator Ed Markey and other Democrats called for the agency to release grants halted by the Trump administration, following court orders to end the freeze.
EPA halts fund disbursement under OMB memo
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has halted disbursement of federal aid as part of an order from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to halt loan and grant distribution,
EPA lifts spending freeze on some environmental funding
EPA’s Office of Budget will follow up with a detailed list of the programs that should now receive disbursements.
Lawmakers Demand Accountability From EPA Leaders Amid Funding Freeze, Staffing Disruptions
At a gathering at EPA headquarters, members of Congress and environmental advocates accused agency management of defying court orders, halting programs and failing to enforce environmental protections.
‘Terrorizing EPA’: Democrats protest funding freeze
Democrats and activists are demanding answers about EPA programs allegedly suspended in the face of the Trump administration’s freeze on federal climate and infrastructure grants and crackdown on environmental justice initiatives.
Appropriations Democrats press Zeldin on ‘illegal’ EPA grant freeze
Four congressional Democrats in senior positions on appropriations panels wrote to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin Thursday calling the Trump administration’s freeze on pre-appropriated EPA funds an illegal “gross dereliction of duty.
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Trump EPA Spending Freeze Continues despite Court Orders
Two judges have ordered the Trump administration to lift a freeze on spending, including at the Environmental Protection ...
Billions of Dollars for US Projects Remain Frozen by Trump, Managers and Advocates Say
Of the approximately $21 billion of funding that could be clawed back by the Department of Transportation, almost $7 billion ...
Democrats escalate attacks as Trump EPA holds back climate spending
DOGE representatives have fanned out to multiple federal agencies in recent days, including at least one at EPA.
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Seeking funding freeze answers, Energy & Commerce Dems ask department heads if they 'intend to follow the Constitution'
Opponents of the freeze have secured two temporary restraining orders, yet some nonprofits and lawmakers say that funds are ...
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Nevada loses access to $156M in community solar funds thanks to Trump’s IRA clawback order
Nevada is one of several states being cut off from millions of dollars in community solar funding, despite those funds ...
How 3 IRA projects are dealing with the spending freeze
The Nevada Clean Energy Fund (NCEF), a state-created nonprofit and green bank, is also managing three Inflation Reduction Act ...
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Amid Paused Solar Funding, EPA Floats Workforce Reductions
Solar for All, its funding paused by a Trump executive order, would be just one of the programs to lose support if the agency ...
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EPA cuts off IRA solar money already under contract
EPA grantees can typically access funds for expenditures five days out ... grants administered by EPA under those two laws are still frozen, pending reviews by the administration.
EPA spending freeze continues despite court orders
Two judges have ordered the administration to lift the freeze. But nonprofits and states still can't get money for contracts backed by the Inflation Reduction Act.