Judge orders EPA to fund climate grants, including $20 million for tribe in NV

By: Jeniffer Solis

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: July 24, 2026

Words: 587

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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A South Carolina federal judge ordered the Trump administration to fund hundreds of environmental justice grants it illegally canceled last year, a decision that could impact $20 million in federal funding rescinded from the Walker River Paiute Tribe in Nevada.

Last month, a federal court found that the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to terminate the $2.8 billion Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grant Program authorized by Congress under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act was …

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