EPA Cuts ‘Matter of Life and Death’ for Chicago Communities
“For more than 20 years, a modest amount of federal grant money has helped Chicago communities reduce asthma rates linked to secondhand smoke, protect students from harmful cleaning chemicals and educate low-income residents about lead poisoning.
Such initiatives, which aim to protect residents of minority and low-income communities, are on the chopping block under President Donald Trump’s proposed federal budget, which calls for a 31-percent cut to the Environmental Protection Agency.”