Climate Politics
Democratic Lawmakers Demand Release of Frozen EPA Funds
Senator Ed Markey and other Democrats called for the agency to release grants halted by the Trump administration, following court orders to end the freeze.
Representative Melanie Stansbury speaks outside of the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington, DC, on Feb. 6.
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A flank of Democratic lawmakers converged on the Environmental Protection Agency’s headquarters in Washington on Thursday to denounce a freeze on funding, amid similar protests in recent days at the Labor and Treasury Departments and other federal agencies.
“Thousands of EPA projects, worth tens of billions of dollars, have been illegally shut down,” Senator Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, said after being turned away trying to enter the agency.