The Sustainability Institute et al v. Trump et al
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| Judge: | Richard M Gergel |
| Case #: | 2:25-cv-02152 |
| Nature of Suit | 899 Other Statutes - Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision |
| Cause | 05:702 Administrative Procedure Act |
| Case Filed: | Mar 19, 2025 |
| Last checked: Friday Mar 21, 2025 1:19 AM EDT |
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Elon Musk
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Lee Zeldin
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Russell Vought
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United States Office of Management and Budget
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United States Environmental Protection Agency
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United States Department of Transportation
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United States Department of Governmental Efficiency Service
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Donald J Trump
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Brooke Rollins
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Kevin Hassett
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Sean Duffy
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Amy Gleason
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Plaintiff
San Diego, California
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Agrarian Trust
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Alliance for Agriculture
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Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley
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Baltimore, Maryland
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Bronx River Alliance
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CleanAIRE NC
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Columbus, Ohio
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Conservation Innovation Fund
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The Sustainability Institute
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Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA
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Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture
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New Haven, Connecticut
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Nashville, Tennessee
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Marbleseed
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Madison, Wisconsin
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Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability
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| Docket last updated: 03/30/2025 11:59 PM EDT |
| Friday, March 28, 2025 | ||
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order
Order
Fri 03/28 2:43 PM
TEXT ORDER: Plaintiffs have moved to expedite a limited amount of discovery related to their motion for preliminary injunction. (Dkt. No. 25). The Court has shortened the time for the Defendants to respond to this motion to 4/2/25. AND IT IS SO ORDERED. Entered at the direction of Honorable Richard M Gergel on 3/28/25. (cper, ) |
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Summons Issued as to USA
Thu 03/27 3:42 PM
Summons Issued as to United States Department of Energy, Chris Wright. U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (sshe, ) |
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motion
Appear Pro Hac Vice (only one attorney per motion)
Thu 03/27 3:17 PM
MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Nicholas Torrey ( Filing fee $ 350 receipt number ASCDC-12354932) by Agrarian Trust, Alliance for Agriculture, Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley, Bronx River Alliance, CleanAIRE NC, Conservation Innovation Fund, Earth Island Institute, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability, Marbleseed, Organic Association of Kentucky, Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA, The Sustainability Institute. Response to Motion due by 4/10/2025. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45.Proposed order is being emailed to chambers with copy to opposing counsel.(Brzorad, Carl) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit 1 - Application/Affidavit for Pro Hac Vice Admission,
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Exhibit 2 - Certificate of Good Standing,
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Proposed Order
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motion
Appear Pro Hac Vice (only one attorney per motion)
Thu 03/27 3:13 PM
MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Kimberley Hunter ( Filing fee $ 350 receipt number ASCDC-12354912) by Agrarian Trust, Alliance for Agriculture, Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley, Bronx River Alliance, CleanAIRE NC, Conservation Innovation Fund, Earth Island Institute, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability, Marbleseed, Organic Association of Kentucky, Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA, The Sustainability Institute. Response to Motion due by 4/10/2025. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45.Proposed order is being emailed to chambers with copy to opposing counsel.(Brzorad, Carl) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit 1 - Application/Affidavit for Pro Hac Vice Admission,
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Exhibit 2 - Certificate of Good Standing,
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Proposed Order
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motion
Appear Pro Hac Vice (only one attorney per motion)
Thu 03/27 2:26 PM
MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Irena Como ( Filing fee $ 350 receipt number ASCDC-12354497) by Agrarian Trust, Alliance for Agriculture, Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley, Bronx River Alliance, CleanAIRE NC, Conservation Innovation Fund, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability, Marbleseed, Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA, The Sustainability Institute. Response to Motion due by 4/10/2025. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45.Proposed order is being emailed to chambers with copy to opposing counsel.(Brzorad, Carl) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit 1 - Application/Affidavit for Pro Hac Vice Admission,
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Exhibit 2 - Certficiate of Good Standing,
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Proposed Order
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motion
Expedite
Wed 03/26 7:08 PM
MOTION to Expedite Discovery and Memorandum in Support by Agrarian Trust, Alliance for Agriculture, Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley, Baltimore, Maryland, Bronx River Alliance, CleanAIRE NC, Columbus, Ohio, Conservation Innovation Fund, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability, Madison, Wisconsin, Marbleseed, Nashville, Tennessee, New Haven, Connecticut, Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA, San Diego, California, The Sustainability Institute. Response to Motion due by 4/9/2025. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45.No proposed order.(Brzorad, Carl) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit A - Plaintiffs' First Set of Written Discovery Requests
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motion
Preliminary Injunction
Wed 03/26 6:45 PM
MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Agrarian Trust, Alliance for Agriculture, Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley, Baltimore, Maryland, Bronx River Alliance, CleanAIRE NC, Columbus, Ohio, Conservation Innovation Fund, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability, Madison, Wisconsin, Marbleseed, Nashville, Tennessee, New Haven, Connecticut, Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA, San Diego, California, The Sustainability Institute. Response to Motion due by 4/9/2025. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45.No proposed order.(Brzorad, Carl) |
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Att: 1
Memo in Support,
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Exhibit 1 - Sustainability Institute Declaration,
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Exhibit 2 - Agrarian Trust Declaration,
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Exhibit 3 - Alliance for Agriculture Declaration,
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Exhibit 4 - Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley Declaration,
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Exhibit 5 - Bronx River Alliance Declaration,
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Exhibit 6 - CleanAIRE NC Declaration,
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Exhibit 7 - Conservation Innovation Fund Declaration,
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Exhibit 8 - Earth Island Institute Declaration,
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Exhibit 9 - Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability Declaration,
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Exhibit 10 - Marbleseed Declaration,
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Exhibit 11 - Organic Association of Kentucky Declaration,
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Exhibit 12 - Pasa Declaration,
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Exhibit 13 - RAFI-USA Declaration,
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Exhibit 14 - City of Baltimore Declaration,
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Exhibit 15 - City of Columbus Declaration,
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Exhibit 16 - City of Madison Declaration,
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Exhibit 17 - City of Nashville Declaration,
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Exhibit 18 - City of New Haven Declaration,
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Exhibit 19 - City of San Diego (Charvel) Declaration,
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Exhibit 20 - City of San Diego (Widener) Declaration,
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Exhibit 21 - List of Plaintiffs' Grants and Statutory Authorities
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Amended Complaint
Wed 03/26 4:15 PM
AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by CleanAIRE NC, Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA, Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley, Nashville, Tennessee, Marbleseed, The Sustainability Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, Conservation Innovation Fund, Madison, Wisconsin, New Haven, Connecticut, San Diego, California, Agrarian Trust, Bronx River Alliance, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability, Columbus, Ohio, Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Alliance for Agriculture. Service due by 6/24/2025 (Brzorad, Carl) |
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Att: 1
Summons - U.S. Department of Energy,
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Summons - Chris Wright, U.S. Dept. of Energy,
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LR 26.01 Answers - Organic Association of Kentucky,
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LR 26.01 Answers - Earth Island Institute,
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Exhibit A - First OMB Memo,
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Exhibit B - Second OMB Memo,
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Exhibit C - USDA Directive,
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Exhibit D - EPA Memo,
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Exhibit E - EPA Executive Order Compliance Review Requirement,
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Exhibit F - DOT Memo,
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Exhibit G - EPA Notice of DOGE Approval Requirement,
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Exhibit H - DOT Secretary's Directive,
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Exhibit I - DOE Memo,
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Exhibit J - EPA Flowchart for Equity-Related Grants
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notice
Notice of Appearance
Wed 03/26 3:48 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Todd Stuart Timmons on behalf of Sean Duffy, Amy Gleason, Kevin Hassett, Elon Musk, Brooke Rollins, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Governmental Efficiency Service, United States Department of Transportation, United States Environmental Protection Agency, United States Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, Lee Zeldin (Timmons, Todd) |
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notice
Notice of Appearance
Wed 03/26 3:41 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Lee Ellis Berlinsky on behalf of Sean Duffy, Amy Gleason, Kevin Hassett, Elon Musk, Brooke Rollins, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Governmental Efficiency Service, United States Department of Transportation, United States Environmental Protection Agency, United States Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, Lee Zeldin (Berlinsky, Lee) |
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Summons Issued as to USA
Thu 03/20 4:01 PM
Summons Issued as to Sean Duffy, Amy Gleason, Kevin Hassett, Elon Musk, Brooke Rollins, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Governmental Efficiency Service, United States Department of Transportation, United States Environmental Protection Agency, United States Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, Lee Zeldin. U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (rhei, ) |
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Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories
Thu 03/20 3:14 PM
Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by San Diego, California.(rhei, ) |
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Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories
Thu 03/20 3:13 PM
Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by New Haven, Connecticut.(rhei, ) |
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Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories
Thu 03/20 3:13 PM
Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by Nashville, Tennessee.(rhei, ) |
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Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories
Thu 03/20 3:12 PM
Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by Madison, Wisconsin.(rhei, ) |
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Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories
Thu 03/20 3:11 PM
Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by Columbus, Ohio.(rhei, ) |
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Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories
Thu 03/20 3:09 PM
Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by Baltimore, Maryland.(rhei, ) |
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Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories
Thu 03/20 3:08 PM
Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA.(rhei, ) |
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Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories
Thu 03/20 3:07 PM
Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture.(rhei, ) |
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Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories
Thu 03/20 3:06 PM
Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by Marbleseed.(rhei, ) |
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Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories
Thu 03/20 3:06 PM
Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability.(rhei, ) |
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Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories
Thu 03/20 3:05 PM
Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by Conservation Innovation Fund.(rhei, ) |
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Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories
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Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by CleanAIRE NC.(rhei, ) |
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Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories
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Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by Bronx River Alliance.(rhei, ) |
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Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories
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Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley.(rhei, ) |
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Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories
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Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by Alliance for Agriculture.(rhei, ) |
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Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories
Thu 03/20 2:55 PM
Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by Agrarian Trust.(rhei, ) |
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Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories
Thu 03/20 2:51 PM
Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by The Sustainability Institute.(rhei, ) |
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Complaint
Thu 03/20 2:39 PM
COMPLAINT against Sean Duffy, Amy Gleason, Kevin Hassett, Elon Musk, Brooke Rollins, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Governmental Efficiency Service, United States Department of Transportation, United States Environmental Protection Agency, United States Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, Lee Zeldin ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ASCDC-12337427.), filed by CleanAIRE NC, Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA, Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley, Nashville, Tennessee, Marbleseed, The Sustainability Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, Conservation Innovation Fund, Madison, Wisconsin, New Haven, Connecticut, San Diego, California, Agrarian Trust, Bronx River Alliance, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability, Columbus, Ohio, Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Alliance for Agriculture. Service due by 6/17/2025(rhei, ) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit A- First OMB Memo,
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Exhibit B- Second OMB Memo,
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Exhibit C- USDA Directive,
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Exhibit D- EPA Memo,
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Att: 5
Exhibit E- EPA Executive Order Compliance Review Requirement,
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Exhibit F- DOT Memo,
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Exhibit G- EPA Notice of DOGE Approval Requirement,
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Exhibit H- EPA Flowchart for Equity-Related Grants,
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Exhibit I- EPA Compliance Form
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