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Yeshiva World News · Aug 4, 2026

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A divided federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration improperly terminated billions of dollars in federal climate grants, finding that the Environmental Protection Agency lacked the authority to cancel the funding. The 2-1 ruling allows the affected groups to keep the money, though the administration is expected to appeal. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin called the decision “a clear example of judicial activism.”

A divided federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration improperly terminated billions of dollars in federal climate grants, finding that the Environmental Protection Agency lacked the authority to cancel the funding. The 2-1 ruling allows the affected groups to keep the money, though the administration is expected to appeal. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin called the decision “a clear example of judicial activism.”

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