EPA launches historic $2 billion EJ grant program

EPA is launching a historic $2 billion program to distribute environmental justice (EJ) grants under the Biden administration’s Justice40 program, EPA Administrator Michael Regan, joined by senior presidential advisor John Podesta, announced the funding on a Nov. 21 press call. Regan said the $2 billion “community change” grants program is “the single largest investment in environmental justice history. Folks, this is historic.” He added that the grant program is structured on feedback the agency received. “Let me be clear, EPA...