EPA, environmental justice

Why the EPA is removing environmental justice offices? Closures are in response to Trump's orders on DEI
The Environmental Protection Agency will close all environmental justice offices which are responsible for addressing pollution in poor communities.
Dumping Environmental Justice From the EPA Is a Good Step. Now Dump the EPA.
If you were to believe reporting from The New York Times—which is an increasingly unwise idea—the Trump administration is diverting the attention of the
EPA eliminating environmental justice jobs
The positions will be eliminated "immediately," according to a memo by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin.
EPA to end environmental justice programs, monitoring tools
As part of the Trump administration’s end to environmental justice programs, it has cut off access to EJScreen, a monitoring tool used to track environmental justice metrics.
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,
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.
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,
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Critics Slam the EPA’s Plan to Shutter All Environmental Justice Offices
EPA head Lee Zeldin also announced that he was canceling 400 grants for environmental justice and diversity initiatives.
Trump’s EPA takes steps to roll back dozens of environmental regulations
The EPA administrator says he is rolling back dozens of environmental rules, including those crucial to California programs ...
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EPA Terminates Already-Awarded Climate Funding
The EPA says $20 billion in green funding for low-income communities was issued with political bias. Three nonprofits have ...
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EPA eases pollution enforcement at energy facilities
EPA has instructed staff to ease up on enforcement and compliance actions against energy facilities and to stop basing any ...
How the EPA's environmental about-face could upend California's climate efforts
The agency's plan to repeal or weaken more than two dozen environmental regulations could deliver a direct blow to causes ...
EPA workers silenced as agency cancels hundreds of grants
EPA staffers have been told they are prohibited from communicating with grantee partners they are supposed to monitor, according to multiple sources inside the agency.
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 ...
What Comes Next in the Trump EPA's Assault on Climate and Clean Air Rules
A Harvard environmental law expert said the blitz of rollbacks the EPA announced is a "shock and awe routine," and rule ...