The Biden administration has announced $4.3 billion in climate pollution reduction grants that will fund climate pollution projects in 30 states and one tribe through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
According to the July 22 announcement, the grants aim to bring “community-driven solutions that tackle the climate crisis, reduce air pollution, advance environmental justice, and accelerate America’s clean energy transition” through six avenues: transportation, electric power, commercial and residential buildings, industry, agriculture, and waste and materials management.
“When I think of climate change, I think about jobs—good-paying, union jobs that put Americans to work, rebuild our nation’s aging infrastructure, and support our transition to a clean energy future,” President Joe Biden said in a statement….