{"id":21816,"date":"2025-03-26T15:40:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T19:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=21816"},"modified":"2025-04-01T16:44:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T20:44:43","slug":"merkley-and-colleagues-to-epa-administrator-zeldin-agency-must-reverse-unlawful-termination-of-grants-for-clean-air-and-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-and-colleagues-to-epa-administrator-zeldin-agency-must-reverse-unlawful-termination-of-grants-for-clean-air-and-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley and Colleagues to EPA Administrator Zeldin: Agency Must Reverse Unlawful Termination of Grants for Clean Air and Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>New documents reveal 400 grantees are being illegally targeted for termination and expose EPA\u2019s willful violation of congressional appropriations law, contractual agreements, and multiple court orders<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley\u2014a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee\u2014joined all his Democratic colleagues on the Committee in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epw.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm?a=files.serve&amp;File_id=B187B894-093B-4937-A70A-349313D4BB72\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">demandante<\/a> U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin reverse his illegal termination of congressionally authorized grants aimed at eliminating childhood lead poisoning, reducing toxic air pollution, and mitigating health risks from heat and wildfires, among other essential purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along with the letter, the Committee released never-before-seen, internal EPA documents that list <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epw.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm?a=files.serve&amp;File_id=2FBA3E39-8F8F-4535-AC6B-EF1620896335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">400 grants<\/a>\u2014including 10 recipients in Oregon\u2014targeted for termination and expose that the agency knowingly and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epw.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm?a=files.serve&amp;File_id=D0DFDCBC-4C73-4AC6-BA9B-E2326AF3E8C9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">willfully violated<\/a> contractual obligations and court orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Administrator Zeldin continues to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epw.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/press-releases-democratic?ID=C5729BF8-AE9F-433A-B4E0-B756D4C8BBE9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deliver<\/a> for the fossil fuel industry, he is escalating his assault on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epw.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/press-releases-democratic?ID=0BB97A48-80EC-4B8E-9897-3ABF8D9A2F8A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Constitution<\/a>, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epw.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/press-releases-democratic?ID=3692EEAD-D0B1-436B-9A47-5C1E7CBD537C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">environment<\/a>, and on the American people by gutting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epw.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/press-releases-democratic?ID=DC747579-6772-49F1-BF33-3AFE2ECABC36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">investments<\/a> that would lower household energy costs, spur economic growth, and cut pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAccording to documents obtained exclusively by Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Democratic Staff, including a list produced by your office of roughly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epw.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm?a=files.serve&amp;File_id=2FBA3E39-8F8F-4535-AC6B-EF1620896335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">400 grants<\/a> targeted for termination, you pursued these terminations in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epw.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm?a=files.serve&amp;File_id=D0DFDCBC-4C73-4AC6-BA9B-E2326AF3E8C9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">knowing violation<\/a> of the Terms and Conditions clauses of EPA\u2019s contracts, which stipulate conditions under which a grant can be terminated.\u00a0We call on you to follow the law, cease and desist implementation of EO 14151, rescind the grant terminations, and provide information on EPA\u2019s decision-making process concerning the grant terminations and wider closure of the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights,\u201d <strong>wrote Senator Merkley and other members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Administrator Zeldin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/epa-administrator-lee-zeldin-cancels-400-grants-4th-round-cuts-doge-saving-americans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anunciado<\/a> on March 10, 2025, that in a joint effort with the so-called \u201cDepartment of Government Efficiency,\u201d EPA had terminated more than 400 grants that would have invested $1.7 billion to improve air and water quality and enhance resilience to extreme weather in communities across the United States.\u00a0The vast majority of the grants were made using Congressionally appropriated funds under a statutory mandate.\u00a0Any attempt to withhold the funds violates the <em>Impoundment Control Act<\/em> and Congress\u2019s constitutional Article I spending authority, which Administrator Zeldin explicitly promised not to do at his confirmation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epw.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/2025\/1\/hearing-on-the-nomination-of-the-honorable-lee-m-zeldin-to-be-administrator-of-the-environmental-protection-agency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audiencia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Furthermore, \u201cEPA\u2019s grant terminations were made knowing that they violate EPA\u2019s own contracts. According to information obtained exclusively by EPW Democratic Staff, termination notices sent by EPA to grantees knowingly and deceptively cited contract language that was not actually in many of the contracts in an effort to shift the burden to grantees to challenge your illegal terminations in the courts,\u201d <strong>continuaron los senadores.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>EPW Democrats are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epw.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm?a=files.serve&amp;File_id=B187B894-093B-4937-A70A-349313D4BB72\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">demandante<\/a> that EPA immediately reverse any terminations already made and cease and desist making further unlawful terminations.\u00a0EPW Democrats are also requesting that EPA, in accordance with commitments the EPA Administrator made during his confirmation hearing, produce documents and information related to the illegal clawbacks by March 31, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>New Documents<br><br><\/u><\/strong>Hacer clic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epw.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm?a=files.serve&amp;File_id=B187B894-093B-4937-A70A-349313D4BB72\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aqu\u00ed<\/a> to read the full letter, co-led by Ranking Member Whitehouse and Senator Blunt Rochester and signed by all Democratic members of the Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click here for the list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epw.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm?a=files.serve&amp;File_id=2FBA3E39-8F8F-4535-AC6B-EF1620896335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">400 EPA grants<\/a> targeted for termination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click here for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epw.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm?a=files.serve&amp;File_id=D0DFDCBC-4C73-4AC6-BA9B-E2326AF3E8C9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">internal emails<\/a> that expose how EPA knowingly and willfully violated its own contracts and court orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hacer clic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epw.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm?a=files.serve&amp;File_id=F75368AC-6605-4244-8663-E8C45AF9722B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aqu\u00ed<\/a> y <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epw.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm?a=files.serve&amp;File_id=A2B87662-9FE9-4602-B5BF-AC4F3F23692A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aqu\u00ed<\/a> for sample termination letters, which cite contract language that did not appear in the respective grant contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New documents reveal 400 grantees are being illegally targeted for termination and expose EPA\u2019s willful violation of congressional appropriations law, contractual agreements, and multiple court orders Washington, D.C. \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley\u2014a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee\u2014joined all his Democratic colleagues on the Committee in\u00a0demanding U.S. Environmental [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":18845,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[118,45],"class_list":["post-21816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases","tag-delivering-for-oregon","tag-tackling-climate-change"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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