In a shocking revelation that has sent ripples through the political landscape, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin has uncovered a scheme that diverted $2 billion in tax payer dollars to a nonprofit organization with ties to Democratic activist Stacey Abrams. The discovery, part of a larger 20 billion pot of funds, has raised serious questions about the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to transparency and ethical governance.
The unlikely recipient: Power Forward Communities
Power Forward Communities (PFC), the nonprofit in question, was founded in late 2023 with a reported revenue of just 100 for its first three months. Despite this, the Biden administration awarded it a $2 billion grant from the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) in April 2024. This astronomical sum—20 million times the organization’s reported revenue—raises red flags about the selection criteria and the potential for misuse of taxpayer funds.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, known for his commitment to fiscal responsibility, expressed grave concerns. “I made a commitment to members of Congress and to the American people to be a good steward of tax dollars, and I’ve wasted no time in keeping my word,” Zeldin told the Free Beacon. “When we learned about the Biden Administration’s scheme to quickly park $20 billion outside the agency, we suspected that some organizations were created out of thin air just to take advantage of this. As we continue to learn more about where some of this money went, it is even more apparent how far-reaching and widely accepted this waste and abuse has been.”
Historical context: The green new deal and political favoritism
The Green New Deal, a cornerstone of the Democratic agenda, was designed to combat climate change through sweeping environmental policies and massive federal investments. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which allocated billions for green initiatives, set the stage for the GGRF. Critics have long accused the Biden administration of using these funds to prop up partisan interests rather than addressing environmental concerns effectively.
The selection of PFC, a fledgling organization with strong ties to Abrams, a vocal supporter of the Biden agenda, and her involvement in Rewiring America, a left-wing climate group, provides a clear example of potential favoritism. Abrams, who serves as senior counsel at Rewiring America, was instrumental in the creation of PFC. “This is how we expand access to clean energy—by prioritizing housing, equity, and resilience,” Abrams wrote in an X post, touting the organization’s mission.
However, the rapid awarding of such a massive grant to an organization with minimal operational history and minimal revenue is highly unusual. “For an organization that has no experience in this, that was literally just established, and had 100 in the bank to receive a $2 billion grant—it doesn’t just fly in the face of common sense, it’s out and out fraud,” Daniel Turner, the executive director of energy advocacy group Power the Future, told the Free Beacon.
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