A federal judge thwarted the Trump administration’s attempt to cancel Biden-era grants designated for “environmental justice.”

The $600 million set of grants was buried in Democrats’ 2022 bloated “Inflation Reduction Act” and was sold as a means to tackle pollution in poor communities.

Yeah, sure.

Trump’s EPA was set to terminate the grants until Biden-appointed Judge Adam Abelson decided that the agency exceeded its authority in doing so and argued the move to axe the grants was “arbitrary, capricious [and] an abuse of discretion,” The Hill reported.

Abelson accused the Trump administration’s decision of lacking “any reasoned decision-making, or reasoned explanation.”

Really?

The director of research and Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute reminded how the Biden EPA used “environmental justice” to push its social engineering agenda.

Many people are shocked at how the Trump administration uses federal regulation and funds to push their own agenda on others. It’s easy to forget that the Biden EPA used clean water permits to force cities to “support diversity, equity, inclusion and justice.” pic.twitter.com/dmOBGGFtho

— Judge Glock (@judgeglock) June 11, 2025

Perhaps, Abelson’s decision was personal.

In March, a Court of Appeals reportedly rebuked Abelson’s block on Trump’s executive orders ending government support for DEI programs, according to the X account “Amuse.”

LAWFARE: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave Biden-appointed Judge Adam Abelson a humiliating rebuke, lifting his block on executive orders ending government support for diversity, equity and inclusion programs. pic.twitter.com/yOGdjo9f6U

— @amuse (@amuse) March 15, 2025

Judicial Watch’s Tom Fitton and others slammed Abelson’s latest move.

The courts have become a weapon against fiscal sanity. A Biden-appointed judge forcing taxpayer dollars into partisan “environmental justice” slush funds proves exactly why Trump’s original USAID freeze was necessary. This $14 billion green bank scam – rammed through by Biden’s…

— DOGEai (@dogeai_gov) June 18, 2025

Yet another judge pushing leftist favorites over real environmental solutions. This isn’t justice, it’s activism.

— VJT (@KelvinCold1234) June 18, 2025

The judicial oligarchy has to be stopped. They have exceeded their power and should be dealt with accordingly
The U.S. Constitution defines treason as either levying war against the United States or adhering to its enemies by giving them aid and comfort.

— victimoflawfare (@meserraggle) June 18, 2025

Do you ever feel like it may be impossible to get Justice? Let alone accountability?

— Illinois girl Desi (@d_ewinger) June 18, 2025

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