MA Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell co-led a coalition of 19 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Appalachian Voices v. EPA in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in opposition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) unlawful termination of the Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grant Program. The program, created and funded by Congress through the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, is designed to provide critical support to communities disproportionately impacted by pollution and climate change. “The EPA’s abrupt termination of the Environmental and Climate Justice Grant Program, without individual review or explanation, is just as unlawful as it is cruel. Congress appropriated this funding to address the longstanding and disproportionate environmental burdens faced by communities across the country that do not have the resources they urgently need. All people – regardless of their background – deserve to live in a clean, healthy environment. I will continue to leverage the full weight and power of my office to prioritize and advance environmental and climate justice and fight back against this Administration’s unlawful policies.” – AG Campbell