Washington, D.C. — A new analysis from the Center for American Progress shows how the Trump administration’s cancellation of congressionally funded environmental protections threatens public health and drives up household costs for families.
Since taking office, the Trump administration has canceled funding for many of the programs enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, despite multiple court orders to reinstate them. Among the impacts:
- Weakening air pollution monitoring would worsen air quality and the health of Americans while driving up health care costs in communities across the country.
- Canceling Environmental and Climate Justice grants would rob communities of resources they are counting on to reduce pollution, prepare for more extreme weather, and save money on electricity bills.
- Eliminating the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund would deprive working-class and low-income households of affordable, pollution-free energy.
- Blocking funding for the Clean Ports Program would prevent U.S. trade hubs from reducing dangerous pollution, cancer risk, and early deaths.
- Canceling grants for clean heavy-duty vehicles would allow harmful pollution to accumulate in communities near transportation corridors.
- Undoing programs for clean and safe water could expose hundreds of millions of Americans to dangerous chemicals and toxic pollution.
- Canceling funds for clean school buses would expose children to emissions that damage their health.
- Blocking funding for home energy rebates would increase energy costs for low-income households and threaten Americans’ safety during extreme heat.
Read the fact sheet: “The Trump Administration’s Cancellation of Funding for Environmental Protections Endangers Americans’ Health While Draining Their Wallets” by Cathleen Kelly and Jasia Smith
For additional information, read an accompanying analysis on How the Trump Administration’s Agenda To Eliminate Environmental Protections and Promote the Fossil Fuel Industry Harms Public Health
For more information, or to speak with an expert, please contact Sam Hananel at [email protected].