US EditionEPA cancelling all environmental justice grants, Washington Post reports
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to cancel 781 environmental justice grants, which is nearly double the previous estimate of grants being terminated, according to a court filing by EPA career official Daniel Coogan.
- Approximately half of the impacted grant recipients have been notified, as mentioned by Daniel Coogan in the filing.
- This termination affects projects aiding vulnerable communities and may delay efforts to improve clean water access and air quality, jeopardizing health for those living in polluted areas.
- Critics argue these cuts will harm Black and Hispanic communities most affected by pollution, as stated by experts and local officials.
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Trump EPA takes down hundreds of Biden's 'environmental justice' handouts * WorldNetDaily * by Nick Pope, Daily Caller News Foundation
Then-Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., delivers remarks at the signing of H.R. 5376, the ‘Inflation Reduction Act of 2022,’ Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in the State Dining Room of the White House. (Official White House photo by Erin Scott) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is terminating nearly 800 grants meant to further “environmental justice,” the agency said in a legal filing dated April 23. Through the first 100 days of the …
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EPA moves to cancel nearly 800 climate justice grants issued under Biden
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to terminate 781 environmental justice grants aimed at protecting vulnerable communities, nearly doubling previous estimates and triggering legal battles over the move’s legality.Maxine Joselow and Amudalat Ajasa report for The Washington Post.In short:The EPA disclosed in a recent court filing that it is canceling 781 environmental justice grants, all issued during the Biden administration, and has…
Local leaders and nonprofits call on Arizona congressional delegation to restore frozen grants
Funding freezes on federal green energy grants, announced in mid-February, are starting to take a toll on Southern Arizona. Community leaders and nonprofit organizations are voicing growing concern over the halted projects that were designed to boost energy efficiency, reduce pollution and support job creation in the region.On Wednesday, April 30, city officials and nonprofit representatives held a press conference in midtown Tucson to address t…
Louisville air pollution regulator to contest grant termination for air toxics study
A logo on the side of an electric car for the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Liam Niemeyer)Louisville’s air pollution regulator will dispute the Trump administration’s termination of a grant that funded an air toxics monitoring study in West Louisville, a larger community effort to study air pollution health impacts in neighborhoods near the Rubbertown industrial complex. The Louisville Metro Air Pol…
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