EPA threatening to defund a state clean energy program is primarily an administrative/budgetary action with limited constitutional implications. A-score (4.4): Low rule_of_law impact (1.5) as this involves standard agency funding authority; minimal separation concerns (0.5) as EPA operates within executive discretion; moderate capture signal (2.5) suggesting potential industry influence on environmental rollback; minor corruption element (0.5) in selective defunding. Resource_reallocation mechanism adds 15% but single_state scope reduces by 15%. B-score (21.5): Strong media_friendliness (7) for environmental/climate narrative; high pattern_match (7) fitting broader deregulation story; moderate outrage_bait (6) among environmental advocates; narrative_pivot potential (6) for climate policy debates. Intentionality moderate (6) as fits pattern of environmental rollbacks. Classification: Noise - A-score well below 25 threshold, represents routine administrative funding dispute without significant constitutional mechanism, limited to single state with moderate population impact. This is standard agency-state funding negotiation amplified by political polarization around climate policy.