The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Monday released a new report detailing that the Biden-Harris administration has given large sums of taxpayer money to left-wing activist groups under the guise of “environmental justice.”

report Biden-Harris highlights how Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) uses hundreds of millions of dollars Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) — President Joe Biden’s signature climate bill — to line the pockets of left-wing activist groups aligned with the administration’s expanding climate and green energy agendas. Lawmakers argue that the use of taxpayer funds to support these activist groups, some of which already receive significant financial support from major environmental organizations such as the Environmental Defense Fund and the Energy Foundation, is likely “akin to taxpayer-funded lobbying.” report.

“The lists of organizations selected to receive funding or partner with these organizations include environmental activist organizations that seek to influence the public and elected officials to embrace their often extreme views, such as the complete elimination of fossil fuel use, which Americans consider an important policy,” the report said. All are part of the energy mix. “While some of the selected organizations include other types of organizations, such as institutes of higher education, many are environmental non-profit organizations with special interests. The views and missions of these organizations often overlap with those of management; “They are actually using taxpayer money to support the Biden-Harris radical energy agenda.”

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The new report highlights several examples of hard-line groups taking taxpayer cash in the name of “environmental justice,” such as the Climate Justice Alliance receiving $50 million. Climate Justice Alliance Calling for the elimination of fossil fuels and nuclear energy, the group also defended the rights of Palestinians following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023.

Other EPA awardees or partner organizations involved in the agency’s “environmental justice” programs deemed “alarming” by the committee include: WE ACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICESouthern Environmental Law Center and New Jersey Immigrant Justice AllianceThis is partly because each organization has participated in efforts to influence officials or policy.

Moreover, the EPA’s use of “pass-through” grant providers to administer many key “environmental justice” programs, as well as the tight timelines the agency must work to pay out much of its available funding, also increases the risk. The committee wrote for waste, fraud and abuse in its report.

“It couldn’t be clearer: The Biden-Harris administration rewards environmental special interests at the expense of the American people. “As part of its radical green agenda, the administration has given hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to activists who are also engaged in political activities,” said Republican Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington, Morgan Griffith of Virginia and Buddy Carter of Georgia. in a joint statement. “The authority to do this was provided by Congressional Democrats who hobbled legislation designed to get the money out the door as quickly as possible, with no protections against waste, fraud and abuse. “Equally concerning is how these policies benefit the world’s biggest polluter, the Chinese Communist Party.”

EPA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.