Sacramento joined a nationwide class-action lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s decision to terminate billions of dollars in federal climate justice grants, which would’ve included funding for an expansion of the tree canopy in California’s capital city. City officials on Wednesday announced Sacramento had joined the lawsuit filed by Earthjustice, Southern Environmental Law Center, Public Rights Project and Lawyers for Good Government. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental and Climate Justice grants, authorized by Congress, provided $3 billion to help communities across the country combat environmental degradation and prepare for the impacts of climate change.

Other EPA news:

• The Guardian (London, U.K.): First-of-a-kind US class action lawsuit would force EPA to reinstate $3BN climate program
• E&E News by Politico: EPA to defend Biden-era lead drinking water rule