Biden administration presses President-elect Donald Trump to donate tens of millions of tax dollars to left-wing nonprofits advocating for defunding police, abolishing prisons and “liberating” Palestinian territories before he takes office is increasing.

Left-wing advocates lobbying President Joe Biden include staff from his administration.

A group of federal employees called “Federal Environmental and Energy Workers for Justice in Palestine” wrote: open letter The letter, addressed to the White House, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Department of Energy (DOE), was posted on Medium on Thursday. Anonymous career officials are demanding the administration spend all designated federal funds on the Climate Justice Alliance (CJA) and stop working with Israel.

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“Typically, our work does not engage in foreign policy issues, but the ongoing genocide in Gaza shows that our government continues to fund and facilitate the destruction of entire communities while within U.S. borders. “We are now forced to be honest about the hypocrisy of protecting human health and the environment in foreign ecosystems,” the group of federal employees wrote. “We call on EPA and DOE to cease cooperation with Israel until a permanent ceasefire and end to the occupation of Palestine is achieved. We also urge EPA Administrator Michael Regan and the White House to We request that all federal funds be released to the Climate Justice Alliance.”

“Palestine is an environmental and climate justice issue,” the group added. “There can be no climate and environmental justice in the United States while we perpetuate climate and environmental disasters abroad.”

With 30 days left until President Trump’s inauguration, the EPA has not moved forward in mandating subsidies to left-wing nonprofits. Considering the history of CJA, attractive In anti-Israel advocacy after the October 7 attack by Hamas, promote In the wake of the “defund the police” movement, the Trump administration will almost certainly refuse to transfer taxpayer funds to nonprofits.

Previous Trump administration transition said The Daily Caller News Foundation reported that in addition to abolishing the IRA, the incoming administration plans to redirect unused funds from legislation enacted by President Trump. nickname The “Green New Scam” on infrastructure spending.

Trump Vance transition spokesman Brian Hughes told DCNF in a statement Friday that “Americans trust President Trump to lead our nation and restore peace through the power of the world.” “When he returns to the White House, he will take the necessary actions to achieve that.”

Administrator says “very disappointed” over subsidy suspension

EPA in December 2023 selected Berkeley, California-based “environmental justice” nonprofit CJA receives $50 million grant under IRA’s $3 billion Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grant regulations.

The EPA’s selection also includes recipients who operate in China under the supervision of the Chinese Communist Party’s foreign influence operations, support open borders, and provide funding to organizations. blacklisted DCNF’s extensive report on the program criticizes US credit card companies over their financial support for Palestinian terrorist organizations and advocates cutting off funding to the US military.

According to a DCNF study of U.S. spending grant obligations, CJA is the only one of the 11 announced recipients of EPA’s Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grant Program that did not receive a portion of the grant funding. It is a non-profit organization. (Related: ‘Solidarity is forever’: Biden-Harris EPA considers awarding taxpayer dollars to nonprofits seeking to defund police)

The CJA accused EPA of “viewpoint discrimination” over the nonprofit’s anti-Israel advocacy as the reason for withholding the grant.

“This is a larger attack on civil society and our democratic grant-making and environmental due process,” said CJA Executive Director KD Chavez. said E&E News for November.

Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a prominent critic of Israel, said: agreed In a post about X published Thursday.

Climate Justice Alliance members include the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition, Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network, and Soulardarity. Punishing them for their human rights work would unfairly deny our communities critical funding for environmental justice. https://t.co/peTpVPavQB

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“To punish them, [CJA’s] “Human rights advocacy unfairly denies our communities essential funding for environmental justice,” Tlaib said.

Tlaib, along with 51 other Democrats, sent a letter to Biden on Dec. 4 urging the administration to “move quickly” to disburse all IRA funds, including those earmarked for the CJA before Trump took office. I asked.

Federal officials from the group also defended the CJA, saying:Expressing opposition to genocide should not be politicized. ”

“In our roles as public servants, we strive to ensure that taxpayers’ dollars are used responsibly for the benefit of the people,” the career agency staffer added. “We are proud that the EPA is currently withholding $60 million from the Climate Justice Alliance, the only one of 11 grant recipients who bravely spoke out against environmental damage and human rights abuses in Palestine. I am very sorry to see this happen.”

‘Condemns’ Biden administration’s relationship with Israel

A group of federal employees is also calling on the EPA and DOE to sever ties with Israel, citing their belief that Israeli forces are committing genocide in Gaza.

“We stand with Israel, which, according to several international human rights organizations, including the United Nations Special Committee and Amnesty International, not only carries out a campaign of genocide, but also continues to destroy ecosystems, watersheds and energy. “We condemn EPA’s cooperation and DOE’s partnership in destroying infrastructure and exacerbating decades of climate change,” the group wrote. (Related: House Republicans accuse Biden administration of withholding documents regarding anti-Israel demonstrators’ possible ties to terrorism)

Mr. Biden especially rejected It claims that the group’s claims of genocide are baseless.

Career staffers also accused the Biden administration of prioritizing military aid to Israel over “environmental and climate justice work.”

“We are appalled that billions of taxpayer dollars are being diverted overseas to fund Israel’s military operations, while the critical needs of this country’s people remain unaddressed,” the group said in a statement. “The ongoing siege of Gaza has a direct impact on our efforts to combat climate change and protect the environment.”

The anti-Israel advocacy by administration officials follows the resignation of several senior Biden officials since October 7 over the administration’s policies toward Israel and the war in Gaza.

The White House, EPA, and DOE did not respond to multiple requests for comment from DCNF.

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