Michael Regan, the administrator of the EPA, speaks onstage with Daniel Yergin, the vice chairman of S&P Global, during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 9, 2023.
The Community Change Grants are the single largest investment in environmental justice that has been made by an administration, and a key measure to achieve the administration's goal of ensuring that 40% of federal clean energy investment benefits flow to disadvantaged communities.
The Biden administration's spending on climate and environmental justice measures has been under scrutiny by Republican lawmakers seeking to undercut the president's climate agenda.
"This historic, unprecedented funding has the promise to turn disadvantaged and overburdened areas into healthy, resilient, and thriving communities for current and future generations,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said.
The EPA will review applications on a rolling basis and encouraged applicants to apply as early as possible.
Persons:
Michael Regan, Daniel Yergin, Callaghan O'Hare, Valerie Volcovici, Franklin Paul
Organizations:
P Global, REUTERS, Rights, Biden, Republican, EPA, Virgin, Franklin Paul Our, Thomson
Locations:
Houston , Texas, U.S, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, Mexico