EJ Advocates Press Biden EPA To Sign IRA Grants Before Trump Takes Over

January 15, 2025
Environmental justice (EJ) advocates are ramping up efforts to convince EPA to “immediately distribute” more than $50 million in promised EJ grant funding under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), raising concern that if the money is not obligated before the Biden administration ends Jan. 20, the incoming Trump team will reallocate it to “extractive industries.” “Time is almost up. . . . The stakes couldn’t be higher,” the Climate Justice Alliance (CJA), a group that is awaiting funds from EPA,...


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