Trump’s EPA Unlawfully Cancelled Environmental Justice Grants, Judge Rules
The decision voided the EPA guidance to terminate the $2.8 billion grant program. But it stopped short of requiring the agency to resume administering it. By Lauren Dalban A federal judge in South Carolina ruled this week that the Trump administration’s termination of environmental justice grants was “illegal.” The decision dealt a setback to efforts to dismantle a Biden-era program that funded projects addressing environmental and public health challenges in underserved communities across the country.
- alleges — Trump’s EPA Unlawfully Cancelled Environmental Justice Grants, Judge Rules (witness: wire-ingest; citation: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12062026/judge-rules-trump-environmental-justice-grant-cancellations-unlawful/; status: supported)
- alleges — url: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12062026/judge-rules-trump-environmental-justice-grant-cancellations-unlawful/ (witness: wire-ingest; citation: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12062026/judge-rules-trump-environmental-justice-grant-cancellations-unlawful/; status: supported)
- alleges — summary: The decision voided the EPA guidance to terminate the $2.8 billion grant program. But it stopped short of requiring the agency to resume administering it. By Lauren Dalban A federal judge in South Carolina ruled this week that the Trump administration’s termination of environmental justice grants was “illegal.” The decision dealt a setback to efforts to dismantle a Biden-era program that funded projects addressing environmental and public health challenges in underserved communities across the country. (witness: wire-ingest; citation: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12062026/judge-rules-trump-environmental-justice-grant-cancellations-unlawful/; status: supported)
- alleges — published: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:42:33 +0000 (witness: wire-ingest; citation: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12062026/judge-rules-trump-environmental-justice-grant-cancellations-unlawful/; status: supported)