EPA Announces $27 Billion Effort to Curb Emissions and Stem Environmental Injustices. Advocates Say It’s a Good Start

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The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), which is tied to President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, aims to leverage private capital for clean energy investments nationwide, with a focus on disinvested communities.

Environmentalists and climate justice advocates cautiously welcomed $27 billion in federal clean energy investment grants announced Tuesday by the Biden administration, stressing the need to ensure that the public funds reach deserving communities and also address systemic injustices baked into energy and financial systems.

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