A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze funds under Biden-era laws authorizing massive investments in climate-friendly projects.
U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy, an appointee of President Trump during his first term, on Tuesday ordered five federal agencies to immediately resume disbursing already-awarded funds appropriated under the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, two of the Biden administration’s hallmark climate laws.
She also blocked the Trump administration from reinstating the funding freeze “under a different name.”
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