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Appalachian Voices v. United States Environmental Protection Agency

Filed on behalf of
Nonprofits, Tribes and local governments sue EPA for terminating grant programs
In response to the Trump administration's efforts to
Case Number
1:25-CV-01982
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Filed
June 25, 2025
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Relief Outcomes
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Preliminary Injunction
Denied
4
Motion to Dismiss
Granted
8
Summary
A group of recipients from the Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grant program, which was funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration in response to the program’s cancellation. The plaintiffs argue that each of them had been awarded at least one grant through the initiative, and that ending the program breached the Constitution’s Presentment Clauses, violated the principle of separation of powers, and the Administrative Procedure Act.
Plaintiffs
Appalachian Voices 2°C Mississippi Air Alliance Houston Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Bessemer Historical Society (D/B/A Steelworks Center of the West) City of Sacramento City of Springfield Deep South Center for Environmental Justice Downwinders at Risk Health Resources in Action Institute for Sustainable Communities Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan Kalamazoo County, Michigan LowCountry Alliance for Model Communities Parks Alliance of Louisville, INC Pittsburgh Conservation Corps (D/B/A/ LANDFORCE) PUSH Buffalo Southwest Renewal Foundation of High Point, INC. Treasure Island Transportation Program WE ACT for Environmental Justice Native Village of Kipnuk Martin Luther King, Jr. County City & County of San Francisco
Plaintiffs' Counsel
Southern Environmental Law Center Earthjustice Public Rights Project Lawyers for Good Government San Francisco City Attorney Office of King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion
Defendants
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin

Documents

Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Appalachian Voices v. United States Environmental Protection Agency - Memorandum In Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction
June 27, 2025