Appeals court overturns ruling halting EPA clawback of climate funds

 A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court’s ruling that prevented the Trump administration from clawing back billions of dollars in climate spending.

The 2-1 decision from a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., vacated a lower court ruling that would have prevented the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from recouping billions issued for climate-friendly projects under the Biden administration.

The decision, from President Trump appointees Neomi Rao and Gregory Katsas, is expected to enable the administration to rescind unspent funding from the $20 billion program.

The funds in question are part of a $20 billion “Green Bank” program that passed as part of the Democrats’ 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.

Last year, under that law, the Biden administration doled out money to eight organizations, which were tasked with sub-awarding it to projects that reduce planet-warming emissions and/or air pollution, including renewable energy endeavors.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5481883-appeals-court-trump-epa-climate-funds/