WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the award winners for two of three grant competitions it held last year to distribute funds from a $27 billion financing program created by the Inflation Reduction Act known as the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). This is a first-of-its-kind effort to combat climate change, advance environmental justice and accelerate the transition to an equitable clean energy future.
“This is an unprecedented investment in communities that have been overlooked for far too long,” said Manish Bapna, president and CEO of NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council). “Neighborhoods and regions around the country are primed to see significant benefits; from new jobs and business growth to notable energy savings, putting money back in the pockets of hard-working people.”
“It’s a sizeable down payment on…