EPA chief says he will seek return of $20 billion in clean-energy grants awarded by Biden
In a major reversal, the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency says he'll try to rescind $20 billion in grants awarded by the Biden administration for climate and clean-energy projects
EPA chief seeks to claw back $20 billion in climate funding
The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to end contracts agreed by the previous administration to distribute $20 billion in grants to fund clean energy and transportation projects in disadvantaged communities,
EPA Chief Moves to Halt $20 Billion Green Grant Contracts
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin aims to cancel $20 billion in clean energy grants distributed under the Biden administration. Citing reduced oversight and rushed obligations, Zeldin plans to work with the Inspector General,
EPA Seeking to Claw Back $20 Billion in Climate Law Grants
The Environmental Protection Agency will attempt to claw back some $20 billion in funding for climate projects awarded under President Joe Biden’s signature climate law, administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesday evening,
EPA looks to claw back $20B in ‘gold bars’ given to climate groups
The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to claw back around $20 billion in grant funding approved for climate projects under the Biden administration’s signature Inflation Reduction Act. EPA administrator Lee Zeldin announced the move in a video shared on X on Wednesday evening,
EPA clawing back more than $20 billion in Biden’s last-minute spending on climate justice
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said he’s working to retrieve billions of dollars the Biden administration frantically shoveled to green energy and climate justice projects in the months before President Trump took office.
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Trump’s push for ‘efficiency’ may destroy the EPA. What does that mean for you?
Staffers that spoke to Grist under the condition of anonymity for fear of losing their jobs blamed new EPA administrator, Lee ...
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An EPA Rule Will Reduce Lead in Drinking Water—Unless This Effort to Block It Succeeds
Reversing the rule could have disastrous implications for public health. Experts and advocates are pushing back.
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Trump admin may ax more than 1,000 EPA workers hired under Biden’s renewable energy push: report
At least 1,100 staffers who joined the agency within the last year received emails recently that informed them they could be ...
Trump's Push to End DEI Sharply Impacts EPA's Environmental Justice Office
Staff with the EPA's Environmental Justice office were told they will be placed on administrative leave as the agency ...
EPA Begins to Put Environmental-Justice Workers On Leave
The move would unwind a Biden administration program to aid poor communities recovering from environmental risks.
EPA employees who work on environmental justice are put on leave
In an email obtained by NPR, employees at EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights were told they were on administrative leave, effective immediately.
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EPA federal funding freeze sows uncertainty for North Carolina clean energy programs
North Carolina received millions of dollars from the federal government for clean energy programs like Energy Saver NC and ...
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EPA partially unfreezes NV solar funding, but $7M for school buses, $20M for Tribes, still in doubt
Following a federal judge's order, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has lifted the funding freeze on $156 million in ...
EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights likely to close
Staffers with the Office of Environmental Justice were informed their department is expecting a notice that the office is closing or they are being placed on leave as early as Thursday.