FBI, EPA, and Treasury told Citibank to freeze funds

Citibank says FBI recommended that it freeze the accounts of climate grant recipients
A legal filing from Citibank may shine light on the Trump administration’s anti-climate crusade, with the bank saying it was informed that the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund was under an active criminal investigation.
FBI, EPA, and Treasury told Citibank to freeze funds as Trump administration tries to claw back climate money
Citibank revealed in court filings on Wednesday that the FBI, the EPA, the EPA inspector general, and the Treasury Department have all requested that the bank freeze accounts of several nonprofits and state government agencies.
EPA accused of faking criminal investigation to claw back climate funds
On Wednesday, a ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee accused the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of "misusing law enforcement" to claw back climate funds and "humor" Donald Trump’s "vindictive political whims."
Environmental NGO sues Trump's EPA, Citibank over funding freeze
An environmental nonprofit sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Citibank on Saturday, seeking billions of dollars for solar and other projects frozen by the bank as the Trump administration slashes federal spending.
Another climate nonprofit sues Citibank over frozen EPA funds
The lawsuit filed Monday claims that the bank is preventing the nonprofit from abiding by its contract with the federal government.
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Lawsuits are piling up against the bank as it faces pressure from the Trump administration to freeze climate funding.
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