UPDATE: GGRF Funding Freeze Extended, Pending EPA Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court

New York, NY (August 12th, 2026) - Following the August 4th ruling in the plaintiffs’ favor by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed to extend the administrative stay in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) case.

On Friday, August 7th, the Court of Appeals granted the EPA’s request.  The extended administrative stay order prohibits any party from taking any direct or indirect action related to the GGRF’s National Clean Investment Fund (NCIF) and Clean Communities Investment Accelerator (CCIA) programs and funds while the EPA prepares its intended appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.  If the Supreme Court accepts the EPA’s appeal, this administrative stay will remain in place through the ultimate outcome of that process.  

Inclusiv is encouraged by the fact that multiple federal judges have now clearly ruled against the EPA’s unlawful purported GGRF program termination in March 2025.  We believe that the same conclusions should be upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, if the Court agrees to hear the EPA’s appeal.

In the meantime, Inclusiv's strong commitment to affordable clean energy lending remains, regardless of the status of our litigation. The reality is that many Americans are facing rapidly increasing utility bills, and aging energy equipment they cannot afford to replace.  The numbers don’t lie. According to federal figures from March of this year, 1 in every 3 Americans are struggling to pay their energy bills. Every delay in disbursing GGRF program funds means another day American families are denied access to critical affordable financing they need to cut their energy costs, at a time when that need has never been greater. While we fight to unlock the GGRF program, Inclusiv continues our work to make energy more affordable, safer, and cleaner for all.