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Lawmakers press EPA on canceled environmental justice grants and tribal impacts
Summary
Members raised concerns about the cancellation of hundreds of environmental justice grants, including awardees with signed contracts and tribal resiliency projects; Administrator Zeldin said some grants were paused amid a reorganization and offered to work with members on tribal awards.
Multiple appropriators told EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin they were alarmed by the agency’s cancellation of hundreds of environmental justice grants awarded under prior administrations, and they highlighted impacts on tribal nations and rural communities.
Why it matters: The grants funded community resilience centers, technical assistance hubs and capacity building that many small and tribal communities rely on to obtain federal funding and implement emergency response and environmental projects. Members said the cancellations disrupted signed contracts and left communities without…
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