The Environmental Protection Agency illegally canceled grants worth more than $1.5 billion focused on improving the environment in minority communities hit hard by pollution, Senate Democrats say. Hundreds of grants were awarded by former President Joe Biden's administration under a 2022 law that directed the EPA to spend $3

The Ecology Action Center's executive director received a letter from the EPA notifying him of the grant cancellation — with no clear reason why.

EPA documents released by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works include a list of 400 grants targeted for elimination, including 62 in California.