Law360 named the Foley Hoag team representing Power Forward Communities a Legal Lion of the week after the D.C. Circuit granted a petition for en banc review of a three-judge panel’s prior decision that would have overturned a federal district court's injunction blocking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from dismantling a $14 billion program mandated by Congress for clean-energy investments in communities across the United States.
 
In 2024, Power Forward Communities, a coalition of leading affordable housing, climate, and community investment groups, was awarded a $2 billion grant through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to fund clean-energy affordable housing and renovation projects. In March, the EPA moved to terminate the grants and eliminate the program, and a Foley Hoag team – along with legal teams representing the other affected organizations – moved quickly to secure a preliminary injunction in federal district court. Following last week’s D.C. Circuit ruling, that injunction remains in place.
 
The Foley Hoag team representing Power Forward Communities includes Beth Neitzel, Noah Shaw, James Gross, Jack Smith, and Kevin Chen.
 
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