Trump administration must unfreeze billions in climate funding, judge rules

The Washington Post · last updated April 15, 2025 – 5:04 PM

Five government agencies must release billions of dollars in funding for climate and infrastructure-related projects that had been paused by the Trump administration, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy, a Trump appointee, issued a temporary injunction that instructs the administration to release the funds while the lawsuit proceeds. The injunction applies nationwide.

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