"Trump Administration Lifts Temporary Freeze on EPA Grants"

"The Trump administration has lifted a temporary freeze on billions of dollars of grants from the Environmental Protection Agency, saying the programs will continue as planned.

An email sent late Friday from the EPA’s acting administrator, career official Catherine McCabe, informed staffers that officials had completed a review of the agency’s extensive list of grants and that all 'are proceeding normally, and nothing has been delayed,' including revolving grants to states and Native American tribes.

McCabe also said that as officials keep reviewing outside contracts, the EPA will continue to employ contractors involved in maintaining agency infrastructure, implementing core environmental programs and supporting scientific research."

Brady Dennis reports for the Washington Post January 30, 2017.