California sues Trump admin for blocking EV charging funds
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Seventeen states are suing PresidentDonald Trump‘s administration for withholding billions of dollars for building more electric vehicle chargers, according to a federal lawsuit announced Wednesday.The Trump administration in February directed states to stop spending money forelectric vehicle charginginfrastructure that was allocated under President Joe Biden — part of a broader push by the Republican president to roll back environmental policies advanced by his Democratic predecessor. The EV charger program was set to allocate $5 billion over five years to various states, of which an estimated $3.3 billion had already been made available. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. WATCH HERE The lawsuit is led by attorneys general from California, Colorado and Washington, and challenges the Federal Highway Administration’s authority to halt the funding. They argue Congress, which approved the money in 2021 as part of theBipartisan Infrastructure Law, holds that authorit...