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Poor communities threatened by aging sewers see crucial aid slashed under Trump
Trump administration cuts canceled hundreds of millions in grants for sewer upgrades, affecting 2.7 million in poor rural and majority-Black communities with failing wastewater systems.
- Since day one, the Trump administration has canceled or targeted hundreds of millions in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law grants and loans and eliminated the Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Justice office.
- Officials argue that DEI-linked programs faced cuts as the Trump EPA said the Biden-Harris Administration's focus on diversity, equity and inclusion was a 'radical agenda' misaligned with its priorities.
- In Thomasville, Georgia, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant to repair aging sewer lines, and a separate $14 million septic program was cut for majority-Black Alabama counties.
- At least 17 million Americans are served by roughly 1,000 wastewater systems violating pollution limits, and a 2023 study in Shaw found 38% of children infected with parasites and 80% had intestinal inflammation.
- In November, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a $6.5 billion loan program plus $550 million to states, but experts including Sri Vedachalam warn poorest places will struggle to access funds.
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Poor communities threatened by aging sewers see crucial aid slashed under Trump
Deep funding cuts under President Donald Trump will make it more difficult for struggling communities to get help to fix sewer systems that put health and homes at risk.
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