Stop advocacy-group grants; reassess sue-and-settle with public participation
Mandate’s pause-and-review agenda stops grants to advocacy groups, reviews which federal investments yield tangible environmental improvements, and reassesses sue-and-settle cases with new public notice/participation policy.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 13 (EPA) — Day One pause-and-review / grants: stop all grants to advocacy groups and review which potential federal investments will lead to tangible environmental improvements; reassess any sue-and-settle cases and develop new policy for standard review/oversight including public notification and participation; review grants program to ensure taxpayer funds go to organizations focused on tangible environmental improvements free from political affiliation.
Undo plan
1) Fund community monitoring, cleanup, and technical assistance—including nonprofit partners—with conflict screens.
2) Reform consent decrees with transparency without immunizing deadline violations.
3) Publish grant eligibility criteria tied to environmental outcomes.
4) Continue environmental justice community grants with performance metrics.
5) Verify: grant outcome evaluations and consent-decree docket openness.