The grants primarily funded projects aimed at Black, low-income and disadvantaged communities.
The Environmental Protection Agency must return billions in previously-rescinded funding meant to help Black, low-income and disadvantaged communities impacted by climate and environmental challenges, writes Adam Mahoney for Capital B News.
A South Carolina federal judge ordered the EPA to resume distributing funds to underserved communities impacted by environmental and health challenges in July, and on Aug. 4 the D.C. Circuit Court blocked the EPA from rescinding nearly $20 billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund awards meant for disadvantaged communities.
The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund awards include $62 million to expand residential solar access for low-income and disadvantaged Mississippians and a $20 million grant for four connected disaster hubs in Florida’s historically Black areas of Lee County.
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