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Communities say EPA grant cancellations disrupted projects from Alaska to Georgia
Summary
Senators from multiple states told the EPA administrator that several congressionally authorized grants and environmental justice awards were canceled or paused without clear explanations, leaving local projects and emergency-preparedness work in limbo.
Senators and local officials said canceled and paused grants have caused immediate harm to projects intended to protect public health and support community infrastructure.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski said the administration’s freezing and cancellation of grants has “caused some significant anxiety” in Alaska, where she said the community change grants have provided about $150,000,000 and that awards for places such as Kipnuk and Kotzebue were canceled…
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