US appeals court says Trump administration likely violated law in canceling climate grants

A US appeals court ruled the Trump administration likely violated the law in canceling $20 billion in clean-energy grants, but temporarily paused its decision for a Supreme Court appeal. The ruling blocks the EPA from freezing the Biden-era Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants awarded to nonprofits. The full DC Circuit reversed a prior panel decision, saying termination based on policy disagreement likely breached the Inflation Reduction Act. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin had accused recipients of fraud, waste, and mismanagement. The nonprofits sued, denying wrongdoing. The decision restores a lower-court order and is stayed pending possible Supreme Court review.