A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unlawfully ended $600 million in environmental justice grants that were meant to help low-income areas and communities of color.
According to Politico, the grants, known as the Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program, were part of a larger $2.8 billion funding package under the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act. The program was designed to help community groups fight pollution in areas that face more environmental challenges than others.
