美国哥伦比亚特区联邦上诉法院周二以分裂意见裁定，特朗普政府不当终止了一项旨在促进清洁能源项目的数十亿美元计划。[1]该计划是国会授权的温室气体减排基金，旨在支持绿色银行项目的运营。[1]
美国环保署管理员Lee Zeldin曾指控Climate United Fund等被选中运营该项目的非营利组织存在"管理不当和潜在欺诈"，随后冻结并终止了他们的拨款。[1]法院认为这些行为违反了法律和宪法，支持这些组织继续获得资金支持。[1]环保署冻结了存放在花旗银行账户中为该项目预留的数十亿美元。[1]
该决定将被搁置几天，以便环保署有时间向最高法院提出上诉。[1]
A divided federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration improperly terminated a multibillion-dollar initiative designed to advance clean energy projects.[1] The decision vindicated nonprofit organizations, including Climate United Fund, that had been selected to operate the Biden-era green bank program.[1] EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin had frozen and terminated funding to these groups, alleging "mismanagement and potential fraud," but the court determined such actions violated both law and constitutional principles.[1]
The terminated program constitutes a congressionally authorized Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.[1] Zeldin had frozen billions of dollars allocated for the initiative in Citibank accounts.[1] The court's divided decision will remain stayed for several days, allowing the EPA an opportunity to file an appeal to the Supreme Court.[1]