A federal judge on Tuesday evening barred EPA Chief Lee Zeldin from clawing back billions from the Biden EPA’s slush fund.
US District Judge Tanya Chutkan, an Obama appointee, granted an injunction against the EPA and barred Lee Zeldin from clawing back the money currently being sheltered at Citibank for 8 different ‘green’ nonprofits.
Lee Zeldin previously clawed back the $20 billion in grants under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) and Citibank agreed to freezing the funds earmarked for the eight nonprofits.
According to AP, the money was awarded to “Coalition for Green Capital, Climate United Fund, Power Forward Communities, Opportunity Finance Network, Inclusiv and the Justice Climate Fund.”
The $20 billion sitting at Citibank was ordered by Judge Chutkan to be unfrozen by Thursday and disbursed to the 8 nonprofits.
The Trump Administration will immediately appeal the judge’s decision.
A Trump Administration spokesperson blasted the judge’s decision in a statement to CNN.