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Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in ‘green bank’ grants

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3 months ago

March 18, 2025

www.news4jax.com – Michael Phillis And Matthew Daly, Associated Press – 2025-03-18 20:12:00

SUMMARY: Summarize this content to 100 words: FILE – Vice President JD Vance, right, and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, left, listen as Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin, center, speaks in East Palestine Fire Station on Feb 3, 2025, in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)FILE – Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)Copyright 2025 The Associated Press, All Rights ReservedFILE – Vice President JD Vance, right, and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, left, listen as Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin, center, speaks in East Palestine Fire Station on Feb 3, 2025, in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in grants awarded to three climate groups by the Biden administration.The order by U.S. District Judge Tonya Chutkan prevents — for now — the Environmental Protection Agency from ending the grant program, which totaled $20 billion.Chutkan’s order also blocks Citibank, which holds the money on behalf of the EPA, from transferring the money back to the government or anyone else.Climate United Fund and other groups had sued the EPA, its administrator Lee Zeldin and Citibank, saying they had illegally denied the groups access to $14 billion awarded last year through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, commonly referred to as a “green bank.” The program was created by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects.Zeldin accused the grant recipients of mismanagement, fraud and self-dealing and froze the grants. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

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Kenyan civilian shot at close range by police during protests dies

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6 hours ago

June 30, 2025

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www.news4jax.com – Evelyne Musambi, Associated Press – 2025-06-30 10:27:00

SUMMARY: Boniface Kariuki, a Kenyan man shot in the head by police during protests over blogger Albert Ojwang’s custodial death, has died after being declared brain-dead. Kariuki, a vendor and bystander, was shot on June 17 amid rising anger over police brutality. Two officers have been arrested for Kariuki’s shooting, while six people, including three officers, face charges related to Ojwang’s death, with a pathologist refuting claims his injuries were self-inflicted. Despite President William Ruto’s vow to end police brutality, Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen recently ordered police to “shoot on sight” protesters near stations, prompting condemnation from the Kenya Law Society.

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Florida weather-control ban takes effect this week. Here’s what that means

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13 hours ago

June 30, 2025

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www.clickorlando.com – Anthony Talcott – 2025-06-30 04:00:00

SUMMARY: A new Florida law, effective July 1, 2025, bans geoengineering and weather modification activities such as cloud seeding and solar radiation modification. Senate Bill 56, sponsored by Sen. Ileana Garcia, repeals outdated weather modification statutes and prohibits releasing substances to alter weather, climate, or sunlight, with fines up to $100,000. The law aims to ease public concerns over “chemtrails” despite no recent weather modification requests in Florida. Critics warn it may hinder beneficial cloud-seeding projects that support water supplies. NOAA states hurricane modification technology doesn’t exist, with no current large-scale geoengineering, but continues research on impacts.

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Senate continues debating Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”

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17 hours ago

June 29, 2025

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www.youtube.com – CBS Miami – 2025-06-29 23:27:11

SUMMARY: The Senate is debating President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which advanced 51-49 after an hours-long vote, moving closer to passage. Senators Thom Tillis and Rand Paul joined Democrats opposing the bill. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer forced a full reading of the 900-plus-page legislation, delaying further votes until Monday. The bill extends Trump’s first-term tax cuts, removes taxes on tips and overtime, and increases defense and border security spending. Opponents argue it cuts Medicaid and food stamp programs, potentially removing healthcare from 16 million Americans. Supporters emphasize border security and defense funding as key benefits.