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Aspiring Applicants Worry EPA Environmental Justice Grant Funding Will Be Rescinded Before It’s Awarded

Inside Climate News · By Kristoffer Tigue, Dennis Pillion, Dylan Baddour, Marianne Lavelle · last updated
President-elect Donald Trump and his allies plan to cut money in the Inflation Reduction Act allocated for climate efforts. Hundreds of millions of dollars have yet to reach EJ organizations.

By Kristoffer Tigue, Dennis Pillion, Dylan Baddour, Marianne Lavelle

When a rare tornado swept through the north side of Minneapolis, Michelle Neal scrambled for cover at a fast-food restaurant. “It was unreal—we could have died,” she told Minnesota Public Radio. “McDonald’s saved me.”