Federally funded climate projects in mass.

Tina Kugliato’s eyes glow when she talks about nearly $ 20 million Federal Grant Springfield, won last year.

The money, one of the many “community change grants”, which the Environmental Protection Agency, awarded to disadvantaged communities, will cover a number of projects aimed at reducing pollution and dulling the effects of climate change. These include home -made dewing and removal of lead paints; Road Improvement Project; And turning two city buildings into geothermal energy, so they can serve as heating and cooling centers.

“None of these projects would really be possible without this funding,” said Sullivan, Deputy Springfield Development for Housing Services, Public Services and Sustainability.

Sullivan was about to make his first office related to grant when President Trump signed several soft enforcement actions, including a “deployment of American energy.” Trump’s directives have set a major series of governmental edicts, court cases, court orders, telephone calls and emails from the EPA headquarters, which froze, and then released-on-access to federal funds.

The latter came on Monday morning when EPA sends an email that appears to allow grant recipients to move on with funded projects. The email cites a recent temporary restraining order issued by a federal judge.

“It still remains very unknown, but for now I think we are excited,” Sullivan said. “We intend to move on.”

The discovery may be temporary. The uncertainty is retained for this and many other projects, as Trump is working to deploy some of the signed environmental, climate and energy initiatives of the administration of administration, many of which fall into the Law on Reduction of Inflation in 2022 and the legislation of the two -party infrastructure S

These initiatives include EPA solar energy for $ 7 billion for the entire program, which is awarded to Massachusetts $ 156 million to help install solar panels in low -income communities. The EPA also recently awarded Boston $ 35 million to expand its bus bus to electric school buses; $ 3 million to set up a Community Advisory Board in East Boston; and nearly $ 500,000 for the development of workforce in Warkster.

Many of these projects seek to expand access to renewable energy and to deal with disproportionate exposure to pollution and climate hazards among low -income communities and color residents. The Trump administration has various priorities: promoting oil and gas well, eliminating state subsidies for electric vehicles and fees for charging and restricting funding for climate change and environmental initiatives.

This article was originally published on February 03, 2025.