Overview
- U.S. District Judge Tana Lin barred the administration from rewriting the NEVI program after ruling the rescission was capricious under the APA.
- The Western District of Washington issued a final ruling in a multistate lawsuit led by Democratic attorneys general with support from the Sierra Club.
- Following the decision, the Federal Highway Administration approved nearly all of California’s NEVI allocation, unlocking $379 million for charging infrastructure.
- California officials noted the outcome builds on a June order blocking the withholding of funds after a Day One directive halted certain IIJA disbursements.
- The administration ended an outright freeze last August but adopted new distribution guidelines that now face legal constraints following the ruling.