EPA Chief Zeldin Details Biden-Era $20B NGO Funding Scheme

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin has revealed that under the Biden administration, the EPA funneled over $20 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act through a complex network of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that included former Obama and Biden officials and Democratic donors. Zeldin described the process as intentionally designed to reduce EPA oversight, with funds passing through multiple pass-through entities, many riddled with conflicts of interest and self-dealing. This scheme was reportedly intended as an "insurance policy" to protect Biden's climate agenda from being dismantled by a potential Trump administration. Investigations are now underway to determine who structured these payments as the EPA begins efforts to claw back the funds. Critics, including Daniel Turner of Power The Future, have underscored the political motivations behind this allocation and questioned the effectiveness of such climate spending. The revelations have prompted calls for greater transparency and accountability in how climate funds are distributed and managed.