First-of-a-kind US class action lawsuit would force EPA to reinstate $3bn climate program

Coalition of non-profits, tribes and local governments sued EPA chief for halting climate justice grantsThe Trump administrations decision to abruptly terminate a $3bn program helping hundreds of communities prepare for climate disasters and environmental hazards is unconstitutional and should be overturned, a court will hear on Tuesday.A coalition of non-profits, tribes and local governments is suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the agencys administrator Lee Zeldin for terminat...