August 4, 2026 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

Confirmed

Appeals Court Bars the EPA From Clawing Back $20 Billion in Climate Grants — Recipients Could Start Drawing Funds Within a Week

A divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled on Aug. 4, 2026, that the Environmental Protection Agency may not terminate or claw back roughly $20 billion in unspent clean-energy grants awarded to nonprofit...

July 29, 2025 · Public Services, Science & Humanitarian Impact

Confirmed

EPA Proposes Repealing the 2009 Endangerment Finding, the Legal Basis for U.S. Climate Rules

On July 29, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed rescinding its 2009 endangerment finding - the determination that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare, and the legal predicate for every...

January 20, 2025 · Public Services, Science & Humanitarian Impact

Confirmed

United States Again Abandons the Paris Climate Agreement

On his first day in office, Trump ordered a second U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement and directed federal agencies to end or revoke related international climate commitments. The withdrawal reversed the...