Trump-Linked Firm Lobbying For A Green Group Under Federal Investigation
- February 19, 2026
Audrey Streb, Daily Caller
A government relations firm loaded with Trump allies has registered to represent a nonprofit previously slated to receive billions from a Biden-era program that is under federal investigation.
The Coalition for Green Capital (CGC) was one of several nonprofits selected for funding under a Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) program, with the group set to receive $5 billion — before the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) froze the funds and Congress nixed funding for the program, according to the agency.
Michael Chamberlain, director of the government watchdog group Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT), told the Daily Caller News Foundation that “it’s understandable that CGC would turn to a well-connected lobbying firm to save the largesse they got from being well-connected to the Biden administration and its allies.”
PPT previously uncovered that EPA employees were advised to delay outstanding questions as the agency rushed to award program funds ahead of the looming deadline, as previously reported by the DCNF. The PPT also compiled a report highlighting federal reviewers’ comments over the program grantee selections, which included concerns regarding seemingly exorbitant employee salaries and potential risks tied to a rapid deployment of funds.
“Those are the breaks when your business model is completely dependent on government programs. The irony is that that CGC is going bi-partisan now, since the Greendoggle, as the GGRF is sometimes known, was anything but a bipartisan effort,” Chamberlain told the DCNF.