EPA freezes and terminates the $20bn Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

Date

Mar 11, 2025

Kind

Appropriations

Status

Mooted or reversed

Source

detroitnews.com ↗

Court or forum

Climate United Fund v. Citibank, D.D.C., Judge Chutkan

What happened

EPA froze the Citibank accounts then terminated the grants; Chutkan found it arbitrary and capricious and ordered funds released. A panel overturned her in September 2025; the en banc D.C. Circuit reinstated the core of her order in August 2026.

Publisher

Detroit News