EPA Chief Insists His Agency Has Not Sent ‘One Dime’ To Hardline Left-Wing Org — But There’s A $50 Million Problem
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NICK POPE
CONTRIBUTOR
July 10, 2024
1:58 PM ET
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan claimed Wednesday that his agency has not funded a hardline activist group despite announcing them as an awardee of $50 million in December 2023.
Regan repeatedly denied that his agency has sent any cash to the Climate Justice Alliance (CJA) during a Wednesday appearance in front of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Capitol Hill during a testy exchange with Republican South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace.
Despite Regan’s statements, CJA is still listed on the agency’s website as a recipient of $50 million in taxpayer cash via the EPA’s “Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program,” which is designed for recipients including CJA to act as pass-through grantmakers to fund other groups pursuing “environmental justice.”
“As part of the allocation, $600 million is devoted to the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program, which has shown serious signs of waste, fraud and abuse,” Mace said as she began her questioning.
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/10/michael-regan-nancy-mace-climate-justice-alliance-epa-50-million/