U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled the EPA provided no legal basis for terminating nearly $14 billion in clean energy grants and ordered the funds remain untouched pending further proceedings.
Tanya Chutkan, a federal judge, temporarily blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from suddenly canceling three multibillion-dollar clean energy grants on Tuesday. Chutkan did not find the argument convincing, noting that the termination letters provided no clear legal justification and that the sudden suspension of funds risked irreparable harm for the green energy groups.