Boulder environmental justice programs gutted after EPA slashes funding

Boulder environmental justice programs gutted after EPA slashes funding

Community groups in Boulder have been working to expand clean water access, prepare vulnerable neighborhoods for wildfires and help residents speak out about toxic pollution. Now, many of those efforts are at risk of disappearing.Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency abruptly ended a Biden-era program that funded environmental justice efforts across the country. In the Mountains and Plains region alone, including Colorado, Utah…