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Peter Lehner, Managing Attorney, Sustainable Food & Farming Program: “The sad recognition is that if we don’t address agriculture, even if we are successful in decarbonizing the rest of the economy, we will almost certainly exceed any quasi-safe target level.”

The government reneged on its promise to provide federal grant money to fund climate projects. We’re suing on behalf of grant recipients who have been harmed.

“This funding freeze is more than an administrative delay. It is actively harming the people.”

Requiring significant changes after the fact to awarded projects is just as unlawful as simply withholding the funding

Earthjustice, on behalf of nonprofits and small farmers, sued the Trump administration for unlawfully withholding grant funds appropriated by Congress through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Laura Beth Resnick of Butterbee Farm and Hana Vizcarra, attorney at Earthjustice, explain how Americans are stuck with the bill when the federal government reneges on its Inflation Reduction Act commitments.

The Trump administration is reneging on the federal government’s funding promises, leading to lost compensation to workers, hiring freezes, and halted construction projects.

Retener fondos prometidos desperdicia dinero ya gastado en proyectos sin completar y perjudica a los trabajadores alrededor del país.

Withholding promised funds wastes money already spent on projects left unfinished and hurts working people across the country

Earthjustice sued the Trump administration on behalf of nonprofits and small farmers for unlawfully withholding grant funds appropriated by Congress through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).