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D.C. Circuit Bars EPA Reclaiming $20 B Clean-Energy Grants

8/7/2026

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On Aug 4 2026, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin from reclaiming roughly $20 billion in clean-energy grants.
The 10-judge panel split 6-4, with six judges upholding an injunction that shields $27 billion of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund awards from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
Zeldin argued the grants involved fraud, waste and abuse, but the court said the move violated the IRA as a policy dispute.

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Story summary

On Aug 4 2026, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin from reclaiming roughly $20 billion in clean-energy grants.
The 10-judge panel split 6-4, with six judges upholding an injunction that shields $27 billion of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund awards from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
Zeldin argued the grants involved fraud, waste and abuse, but the court said the move violated the IRA as a policy dispute.