A federal judge in Seattle this week blocked the Trump administration’s termination of more than $9 million for work in Washington state intended to help adapt to climate change.

The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges Tribal Steward Program received about $9.3 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to train more than 2,000 college students in fields on the front lines of climate change such as environmental science and natural resources. The state aimed to also grow the representation of tribal members working in natural resource roles across the state.

“At the time of Tribal Stewards proposal,” the state’s August complaint states, “eleven employers had already committed to employ Tribal Stewards graduates in 33 internships and 465 full-time jobs.”

This program, and $250

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