Markey, Van Hollen, Whitehouse, Dingell Statement on D.C. Circuit’s Ruling to Protect Landmark Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund from Unlawful Trump Attacks

Ruling allows grant recipients to withdraw funds and get to work on projects to lower energy bills, create healthier environment, fight climate change

Washington (August 4, 2026) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today applauded the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, sitting en banc, to uphold an injunction that blocks the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from clawing back billions of dollars in funds from Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) awardees. In February, the lawmakers were joined by 36 additional members of Congress in filing an amicus brief at the D.C. Circuit, urging it to take this action.

"The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund was designed to unleash new projects and create jobs around the country that would cut down on rising energy bills, dangerous pollution, and harm to our climate," said the lawmakers. "The Trump administration's brazen attempt to prevent those projects, seize these funds, and break the law in the process has been rightfully halted by the D.C. Circuit. These dollars were awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency years ago after a rigorous and transparent process, in accordance with the law we passed in 2022. We will continue to fight for the full and fair operation of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund-for a safer climate, for good green jobs, and for cheaper, cleaner energy."

Senators Markey, Van Hollen and Congresswoman Dingell were the authors of the National Climate Bank Act, legislation that served as the framework for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund provision that became law through the Inflation Reduction Act-and was executed by the EPA under the Biden administration.

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