A coalition of renewable energy groups and the city of St. Paul filed suit alleging the White House illegally cut $7.5B in clean energy funds for Democrat-led states during the federal shutdown. (NYT)
The lawsuit names budget director Russell Vought and argues the administration’s actions were “intentional discrimination” designed to punish blue states that opposed President Trump, violating the 5th Amendment equal protection clause.
The cuts reportedly wiped out 321 grants across 16 states, and the plaintiffs warn the funding is unlikely to be restored even after the shutdown ends.