The Trump administration said Thursday that it canceled a federal grant to a climate nonprofit over the group’s protected First Amendment speech.

The Climate Justice Alliance, a nonprofit that organizes on climate issues in poor and Indigenous communities, was awarded a multimillion-dollar grant under former President Joe Biden’s climate infrastructure package. The Biden administration, however, later delayed that funding over the group’s support for Palestine, The Intercept reported.

Last month, the group received word that it would not receive the funding under President Donald Trump.

The Environmental Protection Agency, which issues the grant, previously said it was continuing to evaluate the funding. On Thursday, however, Trump’s appointee to lead........

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