Federal court blocks EPA's attempt to cancel $20bn clean energy grant program

In Washington, a federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration likely overstepped its legal authority when it froze $20 billion in congressionally approved clean energy grants, raising an enduring question about the boundaries between executive will and legislative mandate. The full DC Circuit Court, reversing its own prior panel, found that policy disagreement alone cannot justify dismantling what Congress has already authorized. The ruling restores, at least in principle, a program designed to channel federal investment into clean infrastructure and community energy projects