Overview
- EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin cited lack of statutory authority after the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund was eliminated in the July tax-and-spending bill.
- Of the $7 billion awarded, just $53 million has been spent and most projects remain in planning stages rather than active construction.
- A federal judge blocked the EPA’s earlier freeze of contracts in April and grant recipients have filed new lawsuits to prevent rescission of awarded funds.
- Over $400 million earmarked for Texas solar initiatives and $62.45 million for Connecticut projects hang in the balance, threatening shovel-ready clean-energy installations.
- Lawmakers and environmental groups have denounced the termination as illegal and warned it will drive up energy costs while undermining climate action.