The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) met with several organizations connected to EPA and Biden administration officials to discuss a program that will shell out $20 billion worth of grants for environmentalist goals, according to emails obtained by government watchdog group Protect the Public’s Trust.
The EPA hosted a November 2022 meeting with groups like the Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Center for American Progress (CAP) to “provide early feedback” and “ask clarifying questions” about the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), the emails show. Many of the groups invited have employed current EPA and Biden administration officials, and could be among the competitors for the grants, according to Protect the Public’s Trust.
“Whatever you think about the policy, any agency disbursing $20 billion in taxpayer funds should have the humility to ensure that the process is above question. Holding a chummy meeting with special interest organizations with deep connections to political leadership isn’t a good look,” Michael Chamberlain, director of Protect the Public’s Trust, said of the discovery.
The GGRF was established by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), President Joe Biden’s signature climate bill. The timing of the early meeting about the EPA’s request for information, about 11 months before the applications are due in October of this year, is “highly irregular,” Protect the Public’s Trust said of the November 2022 meeting.
Democrats Pissing away Our $$$$$ by the Billions every week !!!!!
Better put that damn $$$$ in Our Social Security & Medicare !!!!!! INSTEAD