Judge Says EPA Must Show Evidence of Wrongdoing in $20 Billion Climate Program

The EPA notified grant recipients that they will no longer receive funding under the program.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks to the press in Washington on Feb. 18, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

A federal judge asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 12 to submit evidence justifying its decision to terminate a $20 billion climate funding program.

Judge Tanya Chutkan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said during a court hearing that she would order the administration to file a sworn statement by March 17 detailing the evidence it used as the basis for ending the grant.