OPINION/COMMENTARY

Senate Investigates Green Groups And EPA Grants

The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee chaired by Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) has issued two reports that examine the activities of non-profit environmental groups that received grant money from the Environmental Protection Agency. “Political Activity Of Environmental Groups And Their Supporting Foundations,” examines green groups that have accepted EPA grants from the Bush Administration and then criticized the Administration. Many of the groups discussed in the report were reviewed by Capital Research Center in reports issued by summer fellow David Healy in August and September. The second report, “Grant Management At the Environmental Protection Agency. A New Culture Required To Cure A History of Problems,” investigates how the EPA grants process is abused. A few examples:....