The judge is calling for a “type of evidence” from Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency to stop the climate grant Trump administration
A federal judge studying the sudden cancellation of the Trump administration to grant climate research value billions of dollars to government lawyers had been forced to provide a “type of evidence” to commit violations to support these severe measures.
United ClimateThe coordination of the investment in clean energy projects, filed a lawsuit against reaching $ 7 billion, which was frozen before being canceled on Tuesday evening by Lee Zeladen, a member of the Republican Congress in New York turned into the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
In the American boycott court in Washington on Wednesday, Judge Tania Chutcoin to request Environmental Protection Agency Lawyers: “Can you provide any evidence for this? [the grant] It was illegal, or evidence of ill -treatment, fraud or bribery – that either of this has been incorrect or illegal, other than the fact that Mr. Zilden does not like that? “
“The design depends on the information contained in the termination letter,” said Mark Sax, a government lawyer.
“This is somewhat circular,” Chutkan said, then asked if Climate United has violated federal regulations.
Sacks said: “I think the agency was martyred all of these regulations in the end of the end.”
Chutkan said: “I can cite cases throughout the day, but you must have a kind of evidence or introduction to support it,” Chutkan said.
She also said: “You cannot even tell me what is the evidence of misconduct.”
There is abundant evidence that Zealin is carrying out an attack on attempts to address the climate crisis. On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency released a set of bases to combat pollution.
Zeldin said he “leads a dagger in the heart of the climate change and takes the golden age of America.”
Climate groups interact with terror.
” “Come to hell or high water, raging fires and deadly heat waves, [Donald] Trump and his hatred are determined to put pollutants at the forefront of people’s lives. This step will not stand in court. We will fight it on every step on the road. “
Climate United is not the only group that filed a lawsuit against grants. In New York, the coalition for Green Capital filed a lawsuit against the cancellation of a $ 5 billion grant, an act called “illegally and frankly on its face” and “arbitrary and trained”.
In Washington, Climate Lawyers United have argued that the Environmental Protection Agency did not follow the law, which means that Chutcan could judge this. Government lawyers said he was a dispute over the contract, so it was not able to do so.
“The government did not decide who wanted to sign him. A new administration came, you did not like the contract anymore. This is what the new administrations do. But there are procedures that must be followed. It does not seem, at least in the record in front of me, that these procedures have been followed,” Qutcan said.
The session ended without the Chutkan version is a restricted or temporary order, but it requires both sides to submit new files by Monday evening: Climate United to amend the lawsuit and the government to provide information about alleged violations.
“I don’t have the required reliable evidence,” said Chutcan.