Biden’s EPA got caught red-handed funneling billions to cozy NGOs.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, a former Long Island congressman, revealed on “Pod Force One” with Miranda Devine that the Biden administration channeled $20 billion through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to left-leaning groups with scant oversight, according to a report in the New York Post.
A Project Veritas video, dropped during Zeldin’s January 2025 confirmation, sparked the probe, showing a Biden EPA staffer bragging about rushing funds out before Inauguration Day.
The video wasn’t just a gotcha; it exposed EPA staff angling for cushy jobs at the very NGOs they funded.
Zeldin, confirmed by the Senate, didn’t waste time digging into the agency’s murky dealings.
His investigation uncovered a cesspool of self-dealing, conflicts of interest, and unqualified recipients in the EPA’s climate fund.
On February 12, 2025, Zeldin announced the EPA found $20 billion “parked” at Citibank, funneled through eight pass-through NGOs.
These groups, stuffed with Obama and Biden alumni and Democratic donors, operated with little accountability.
Zeldin noted the EPA retained control over prime recipients but lost oversight once funds hit secondary groups—a deliberate dodge.
“They decided … to have that bank send the money through eight pass-through entities,” Zeldin said, pointing to NGOs “riddled with self-dealing and conflicts of interest.”
Such setups scream cronyism, letting connected insiders profit while taxpayers foot the bill.
The EPA’s hands-off approach ensured funds flowed freely to questionable players.
Power Forward Communities, tied to Stacey Abrams, got $100 in 2023, then a whopping $2 billion in 2024.
Their grant agreement laughably required budget training within 90 days, yet they spent like pros.
“This entity … didn’t know how to develop a budget,” Zeldin quipped, exposing the absurdity of their windfall.
Power Forward’s CEO pocketed $800,000, the COO $450,000, with 22 staffers earning over $150,000.
“Executive salaries appear excessive,” a Biden EPA official admitted, noting costs lacked justification.
Such lavish payouts raise questions about whose interests these “nonprofits” truly serve.
Zeldin’s team keeps digging, uncovering more rot with every stone turned.
“Every time we overturned a rock, we found something … filled with self-dealing,” he said, vowing to root out corruption.
The EPA’s oversight failures, intentional or not, demand a reckoning.
The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund was sold as a climate savior, but it’s looking more like a slush fund.
Connected NGOs got rich while the EPA turned a blind eye, leaving taxpayers to wonder where their money went.
Zeldin’s probe is a start, but restoring trust requires dismantling this cozy racket.
The Biden EPA’s rush to unload billions before leaving office smells of political desperation.
Handing cash to unvetted groups with ties to Democratic heavyweights isn’t just sloppy—it’s betrayal.
Americans deserve an EPA that fights for clean air, not crony payoffs.
Zeldin’s investigation is ongoing, with more revelations likely to come.
The EPA’s climate fund debacle shows how fast good intentions can turn into insider games.
If Zeldin can’t clean this up, public faith in federal agencies will take another hit.
