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Judge Blocks EPA From Withdrawing Environmental Justice Grants Worth $600 Million

HeadlineJun 20, 2025

Back in the U.S., a federal judge has blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from terminating $600 million in environmental justice grants. Those funds, which came as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, were designated to assist low-income communities of color that have suffered generations of environmental racism. In his ruling, Judge Adam Abelson cited the “lack of any reasoned decision-making, or reasoned explanation.”

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