climate justice initiative

On Friday morning, roundtable panelists in Albany called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reinstate a $20 million Community Change grant that was terminated in May.

The City of Springfield is receiving millions of dollars from the EPA. The grant money is meant for pollution reduction, climate change resilience and a number of other projects.

Efforts to combat climate change and to improve health equity in the largest city in western Massachusetts are getting a boost from a private…