Federal grants for assessments and revitalization operations at contaminated sites appear stuck despite assurances the money would continue flowing.
EPA’s brownfields program, which provides money for communities and companies looking to clean up and rebuild on dilapidated sites, has long stood as a pillar for sweeping bipartisan support.
But with the Trump administration’s sweeping efforts to cut government spending in the name of ending waste and abuse, officials around the country remain unclear what federal dollars have been cleared for disbursement, witnesses told lawmakers.
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“We can’t get a hold of anybody … people need EPA to answer the phones,” J. Christian Bollwage, the mayor of Elizabeth, New Jersey, told a House subcommittee.
