EPA, environmental justice and DEI

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.
EPA eliminating environmental justice jobs
The positions will be eliminated "immediately," according to a memo by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin.
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 terminates Biden-era climate grants worth $20 billion
The Environmental Protection Agency said it has terminated grant agreements worth $20 billion issued by the Biden administration under a so-called green bank to finance climate-friendly projects
Trump's EPA Plans to Close All Environmental Justice Offices
Learn about Trump administration plan to eliminate EPA offices that address disproportionately high pollution levels in poor communities.
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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EPA begins eliminating offices as DOGE tightens grip on nearly all agency spending
RIFs are expected for employees in impacted areas, while DOGE is now requiring special sign off for any large EPA expenditure ...
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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.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says he will slash climate-change regulations and spending
WASHINGTON — U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesday that he would slash long-standing climate-change regulations ...
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EPA shuts down 10 environmental justice offices, axes EJ division
It's the latest move by the Trump administration to undo long-standing efforts to confront pollution-exposure inequities.
Trump slashes environmental programs in Chicago that protect poor communities
The Environmental Protection Agency is closing offices across the country as part of a wider rollback of pollution ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Trump Administration’s Environmental Pile-On
Environmental justice was patching over gaps in federal law that allowed for zones of concentrated harms.