A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of 23 organizations to reinstate $3 billion in EPA grants that were cut by Trump’s executive orders, arguing that the money was appropriated by Congress and cannot be undone by the President.
Tag: Environmental Protection Agency
Posted inHealth
Climate Change and Rising Heat: A Growing Threat to Older Americans
Older Americans are particularly vulnerable to extreme heat due to age-related physiological changes, chronic health conditions, and limited access to air conditioning, and experts recommend five tips to help protect them during heat waves.
Posted inEnvironmental Justice
Trump’s EPA Really Wants to Get Rid of Climate Justice Grants
The EPA is facing legal challenges over its plans to cancel nearly 800 grants, including those focused on environmental justice, which could potentially be reversed if the court case progresses.
Posted inEnvironmental Justice
In EPA’s War on Environmental Justice, the Dems Go on Offense
Senate Democrats are accusing Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin of breaking the law by canceling billions of dollars in federal grants intended to address environmental justice issues in minority communities.
Posted inEnvironmental Justice
EPA Administrator Zeldin Dismantles Environmental Justice Offices and Programs
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has issued a memo ending all “diversity, equity and inclusion and environmental justice offices and positions,” and the agency will close 10 of its Environmental Justice Divisions in regions around the country, which has critics arguing that this undermines the agency’s statutory responsibility to help communities of color who have suffered disproportionate harm.
Posted inClimate Justice
EPA Killed a $50M Climate Justice Grant Biden Already Shelved
The Biden Administration canceled a $50 million grant to the Climate Justice Alliance because it supports Palestine, leaving Black and brown communities that suffer from climate change without relief.
Posted inClimate Justice
Could a Pro-Palestine Stance Derail $50M in Green Grants?
The Environmental Protection Agency has yet to release $50 million in grants to the Climate Justice Alliance, which is pro-Palestinian, due to pressure from organizers and members of Congress, who argue that the funds are critical for building community resilience against climate change threats.
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Black Workers Are Being Left Out of the Clean Energy Boom
The clean energy sector has seen $464 billion in investments since 2022, but only 8% of workers are Black, and advocates are pushing for more diversity in the industry to better reflect the nation’s diversity.
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Tax Breaks Mean More Plastic Pollution for Black Folks
Plastics factories are being lured to Black communities by local governments offering tax breaks, resulting in toxic air pollution and carbon emissions, and often violating their pollution permits.
Posted inClimate Justice
The EPA’s New Soot Standards Will Save Black Lives
By Willy Blackmore Originally appeared in Word in Black Growing up in Memphis’s Riverside community, a majority-Black neighborhood that’s also home to an oil refinery, LaTricea Adams, the founder and […]