The agency head said a $20 billion Biden climate program was marred by fraud and abuse. A judge said on Wednesday the E.P.A. hasnβt provided evidence.
Almost immediately after he was sworn in, Lee Zeldin issued a news release saying the Trump administration had found βgold bars,β that had been βparkedβ at a financial institution during the Biden administration.
About 80 percent of manufacturing investments spurred by a Biden-era climate law have flowed to Republican districts. Efforts to stop federal payments are already causing pain.
Some $35 billion is aimed at building small solar sites in rural areas and other improvements. The World Bank chief called the project βfoundational to everything.β
Legal experts said the president was testing the boundaries of executive power with aggressive orders designed to stop the country from transitioning to renewable energy.