# US court blocks Trump effort to eliminate climate grant program

A federal court ruled against the Trump administration's attempt to cancel a climate grant program, which provides funding to communities for pollution reduction and clean energy projects. The decision temporarily preserves the program while legal challenges proceed. This is significant because it checks executive power over congressionally allocated environmental funds.

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## Sources

### World
- [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/4/us-court-deals-blow-to-trumps-bid-to-scrap-climate-grant-programme?traffic_source=rss) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:35:56 +0000
- [The Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/trump-bbc-lawsuit-financial-records) — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:12:07 GMT