'The EPA needs to humble itself': why some US non-profits are turning down agency funds | Environment
Community organizations say grants coming from the government have too many requirements to be truly accessible
Source: theguardian.com
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A Colorado nonprofit turned down $500,000 from EPA to monitor air pollution. Here's why. – Greeley Tribune
Last November, the EPA announced that seven local governments and non-profit agencies would receive $2.9 million to conduct air pollution monitoring across Colorado, including in Metro Denver and the Northern Front Range, which are in severe violation of national air quality standards. The grants were part of President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act and were among 132 projects in 37 states receiving at total of $53.4 million.
Source: greeleytribune.com
EPA funds more community air monitoring in Colorado
The Environmental Protection Agency is spending millions on community air monitoring programs in Colorado but the non-profits receiving the money are struggling to do it.
Source: canoncitydailyrecord.com
Cultivando stops air monitoring project near Suncor refinery
Cultivando is a community nonprofit based in Adams County that was monitoring air quality with money from a settlement between Colorado and Suncor.
Source: 9news.com
Suncor's sulfur dioxide release shows complexity of air monitoring
Suncor's sulfur dioxide incident illustrates how complex and confusing air quality monitoring is after various agencies reported different amounts of the pollutant that were released into the air.
Source: denverpost.com