EPA, DEI and Environmental Justice

EPA Scraps $1.7 Billion Worth Of DEI And Environmental Justice Grants
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin took to social media Monday to announce the cancellation of over 400 diversity, equity,
EPA reverses course, reinstating dozens of environmental justice workers
The staffing reversal comes one month after the agency dismissed employees of the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights.
US EPA administrator says he canceled DEI grants totaling $1.7 billion
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said on Monday he canceled 400 environmental justice and diversity, equity and inclusion grants totaling $1.7 billion in the Trump administration's latest crackdown on DEI initiatives.
Rollbacks Gut Environmental Justice Gains, Former EPA Official Says
The worst outcome I feared is happening,” says Matthew Tejada, the former director of EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice, reflecting on changes the Trump administration has brought to the agency.
71 New Haven students laid off after EPA cuts grant over 'DEI and environmental justice' initiatives
Common Ground's Green Jobs Corps program was among the $60 million grant funding the EPA said it cut over DEI and environmental justice programs.
US EPA cancels 400 non-essential grants worth $1.9bn, saves $2bn
The administrator of the United States of America Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, cancelled 400 DEI and Environmental Justice grants worth $1.9 billion. Zeldin disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday on X,
Trump EPA’s dismantling of environmental justice efforts leaves Colorado to protect most vulnerable communities
The agreement between the EPA and Colorado illustrates how the state has benefited from strong federal oversight even when it ...
EPA froze ‘green bank’ funds worth billions, climate group suit says
In a related action, the Coalition for Green Capital, a separate group that received $5 billion from the Biden-era program, ...
The Trump Administration’s Environmental Pile-On
Environmental justice was patching over gaps in federal law that allowed for zones of concentrated harms.
Will Colorado stand up for environmental justice amid state budget cuts and a diminished EPA?
State officials say they’ll fight for environment “with or without the federal government,” but critics are skeptical.
Supreme Court Misses the Reality of EPA Clean Water Act Permits
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Robert Weinstock and Alexa Longstaff say there are shortcomings to the Supreme Court ...
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EPA boss vows cuts to staff, real estate, museum
The cuts are part of a plan to slash 65 percent of the agency’s spending, said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.  EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin offered details Tuesday morning about how he plans to cut at ...
$375B EPA slush fund handled by John Podesta gave billions to charities founded only months earlier
The EPA gave out $20 billion to environmental justice and green credit groups that had barely registered with the IRS.
Chicago Teachers Union got last-second funding from the Biden EPA
Just days before then-President-elect Donald Trump was set to take office, President Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection ...