Jean Chemnick

Green banking groups head to court Wednesday in an attempt to force Citibank to unfreeze their accounts.

The scrutiny comes as Solar for All and other Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund programs face attacks from EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.

The plan by Administrator Lee Zeldin to fire scientists could disrupt environmental rules long after President Donald Trump leaves office.

Lawsuits are piling up against the bank as it faces pressure from the Trump administration to freeze climate funding.

The lawsuit filed Monday claims that the bank is preventing the nonprofit from abiding by its contract with the federal government.

The Justice Department is demanding documents from nonprofits that were awarded the money through the Inflation Reduction Act.

A coalition of nonprofits urged the EPA chief Tuesday to lift a freeze on money it got in August from a fund to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Some nonprofits are struggling to pay their employees as EPA tries to claw back the Inflation Reduction Act funding.

Petroleum companies and utilities fear a regulatory "patchwork" if the administration repeals the 2009 scientific finding that underpins federal climate

EPA has been silent about the frozen funds. Nonprofit grant recipients say the agency and bank have been mum about what's happening.