And if the EPA wanted to take the money back, there’s a different process the agency would need to follow. “Our funds have already been obligated and disbursed.

Last April, then-Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the EPA had selected eight groups to receive $20 billion to finance projects to fight climate change.

In a 12-page letter to the EPA, a lawyer writing on behalf of the Climate United Fund argued that a freeze on the accounts was illegal and asked the EPA to reverse its action.

Since then, and at least ten emails later to the EPA, the EHC received no answers. One of the most anticipated projects the EHC anticipated working on was a new 3.2-acre park in Barrio Logan.

The cutoff took place as Zeldin made multiple public appearances accusing Climate United and other groups of misconduct, eventually announcing that the funds were frozen, according to the lawsuit.

The cutoff took place as Zeldin made multiple public appearances accusing Climate United and other groups of misconduct, eventually announcing that the funds were frozen, according to the lawsuit.

The cutoff took place as Zeldin made multiple public appearances accusing Climate United and other groups of misconduct, eventually announcing that the funds were frozen, according to the lawsuit.

EPA froze ‘green bank’ funds worth billions, climate group suit says. Mar 10, ... 2025, 9:52 am. FILE - EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks at the East Palestine Fire Department in East ...

The EPA declined to comment, citing pending litigation. A hearing on the case is scheduled for Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.