Five RI environmental nonprofits sue federal government over funding freeze
From Talia Egnal with the Brown Daily Herald:
"The lawsuit challenges federal actions that threaten funding they received during the Biden administration.
Last month, five Rhode Island environmental nonprofits jointly sued the federal government over grant freezes threatening a range of statewide environmental and economic development initiatives.
According to a March 17 amended complaint, some at-risk projects include plans for an urban forest, programs preventing childhood lead exposure and renovations of low-income housing, among others.
The funds were previously allocated under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act and the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act — federal funding legislation passed during the Biden administration. But on the first day of his presidency, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Unleashing American Energy,” which halted agency distributions of IRA and IIJA funds.
The plaintiffs include local nonprofits..."