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APPEALS COURT RESTORES $20B IN CLIMATE FUNDS

INDUSTRY DESK1 MIN READ
WED, AUG 5, 2026

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A federal appeals court ruled the Trump EPA illegally canceled $20 billion in climate funding. Climate nonprofits can now access their frozen accounts at Citibank more than a year after the EPA's order.

The court determined the EPA lacked authority to unilaterally freeze the funds without proper legal procedures. The decision restores access to federal money that supports climate-related projects and organizations. The Trump administration had ordered Citibank to freeze nonprofit accounts in an effort to halt climate spending. The action blocked access to grants and funding that nonprofits relied on for operations and initiatives. This ruling represents a significant setback for the administration's efforts to redirect climate spending. It underscores ongoing legal battles over executive authority and federal environmental funding. The decision applies retroactively, meaning organizations can reclaim funds from the period when accounts were frozen. The case is one of several legal challenges to the administration's climate policy reversals. Courts have increasingly scrutinized executive actions that bypass standard administrative procedures for fund allocation and cancellation.

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