# Court Rules Trump EPA Illegally Canceled $20B in Climate Funds

A federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration's EPA unlawfully canceled $20 billion in climate funds allocated by Congress for clean energy projects. The decision blocks the administration's effort to reclaim the money and restores the funding's intended purpose. This is a major legal setback for the administration's climate policy.

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### Technology
- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/trump-epa-wrongly-canceled-20b-in-climate-funds-appeals-court-rules/) — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:40:13 +0000