Biden-Era Climate Grants Face Scrutiny Over Allegations of Mismanagement

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin criticizes $20 billion in grants, citing conflicts of interest and waste, including $2 billion to a group linked to Stacey Abrams.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has alleged that $20 billion in climate project grants under the Biden administration involved conflicts of interest and potential waste.
A $2 billion grant was awarded to Power Forward Communities, a nonprofit linked to Stacey Abrams, despite the organization reporting only $100 in revenue in its initial months.
Grant terms required the group to distribute the $2 billion in just 21 days, while giving them 90 days to complete a budget training course.
The Department of Government Efficiency and the Justice Department are investigating the grants, with efforts underway to recover funds described as 'gold bars.'
Zeldin has frozen $67.4 million in pending payments to other green groups as part of a broader effort to restore fiscal accountability and oversight at the EPA.