On December 16, 2025, Sierra Club and partners sued the Trump Administration, challenging its decision to freeze the $2.5 billion Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) program, which Congress created to support electric vehicle charging and alternative fuel transportation projects through state and local grants. The CFI program was created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which appropriated $2.5 billion for the program over five years. It is one of two major federal funding initiatives for critical electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Earlier this year, Sierra Club joined states and other partners in a successful lawsuit to restore funds for the other EV funding initiative, the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program.
Prior to this funding freeze, the federal government had already awarded more than 140 charging grants totaling nearly $1.8 billion to local and state agencies and tribes to fund crucial community charging and transportation corridor projects. Grantees had developed plans and entered contracts to use these funds to build transportation infrastructure, and are now left to foot the bill. Our lawsuit seeks to ensure that projects across the country can move forward so we can clean up our transportation system and protect people from the harmful health effects caused by vehicle pollution.
Sierra Club is represented in this case by Managing Attorney Josh Stebbins, Senior Attorney Zachary Fabish, and Associate Attorney Joya Manjur.