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States Sue Trump Administration Over Funding Freeze for EV Charging

States Sue Trump Administration Over Funding Freeze for EV Charging

A coalition of states led by Washington, Colorado and California sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, charging that it was unlawfully withholding billions of dollars allocated by Congress for electric-vehicle charging stations across the United States. The 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law provided $5 billion to states to build stations around the country. So far, 71 stations have been built, with …

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18 States Sue Over Trump’s Halting of Wind Power Projects

18 States Sue Over Trump’s Halting of Wind Power Projects

Eighteen states sued the Trump administration Monday over its halting of permits for wind-energy projects, arguing that its actions posed an existential threat to the burgeoning industry. “This administration is devastating one of our nation’s fastest-growing sources of clean, reliable and affordable energy,” said Attorney General Letitia James of New York, which is one of the plaintiffs. She said the …

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Trump Administration Asks Court to Dismiss Abortion Pill Case

Trump Administration Asks Court to Dismiss Abortion Pill Case

The Trump administration on Monday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to sharply restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone — taking the same position as the Biden administration in a closely watched case that has major implications for abortion access. The court filing by the Justice Department is striking, given that President Trump and a …

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