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A nonprofit credit union organization has filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency and Citibank, seeking to protect nearly $2 billion in clean energy funding that includes resources designated for tribal communities.
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The Quapaw Nation of Oklahoma had calculated the numbers precisely: a community microgrid generating 2.6 million kilowatt hours annually, yielding $280,000 in energy cost savings and reducing tribal members’ energy burden from 11% of annual income closer to the national average of 3%.
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U.S. Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and John Curtis (R-Utah) have introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at expanding tribal access to federal energy programs.
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A federal judge temporarily blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from terminating billions in climate funding awarded during the Biden administration, a decision that protects $1.5 billion committed for tribal energy projects alongside other clean energy initiatives. The ruling delivers a setback to the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle key climate programs.
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In a court filing Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency failed to provide any concrete evidence of fraud or wrongdoing to justify canceling a $20 billion grant program that included more than $1.5 billion for clean energy projects in Indian Country.
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A federal judge has questioned the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to terminate $20 billion in climate grants, including $1.5 billion committed to Native communities, citing the Trump administration’s failure to provide evidence of wrongdoing.
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The Environmental Protection Agency has terminated $20 billion in clean energy funding agreements, including $1.5 billion earmarked for Indian Country, amid lawsuits from grant recipients and escalating political tension.
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A nonprofit investment fund created to finance clean energy projects across America, including Indian Country, filed a federal lawsuit yesterday against Citibank, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, seeking to regain access to federal funds that have been frozen for three weeks.
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The Karuk Tribe has secured the first agreement under California’s new law returning control of cultural burns to tribal leadership, marking an important step toward reclaiming traditional forest management practices.
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Roughly $7 billion for building solar renewable energy projects has been released from a federal funding freeze first issued in January, including more than $500 million earmarked for tribal communities.