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‘Setting ourselves backwards’: EPA terminates $3M grant for El Puente, jeopardizing environmental justice project

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Jun. 19, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The people of South Williamsburg have, for decades, dealt with the long-term effects of  environmental abuses and climate change.  New York City considers the nabe an environmental justice area — meaning it has suffered “disproportionate negative impacts due to historical and existing social inequities without equal protection and…