American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Rule Changes

Lead plaintiff in the October 2026 challenge

A federal judge ordered the Energy Department to restore $82.1 million in clean energy grants it cancelled in October 2025, ruling the cuts violated the Fifth Amendment's equal protection guarantee by singling out grantees in states that voted for Kamala Harris. A year on, most of the money is still frozen: about 61% of the 321 cancelled awards remain in disputes with the agency, and projects the department said it would keep have received almost nothing.

Updated Oct 28