Clean Air Advocates Look Ahead to Climate Law’s Monitoring Funds

New climate law funds for increased community and federal air monitoring is a broad victory for environmental justice communities, but advocates see hurdles ahead in how that money will be spent to monitor frontline areas.

The Biden administration’s effort to combat air pollution received a boost of billions for new programs in the Inflation Reduction Act, on top of $50 million allocated in last year’s American Rescue Plan.

But while there isn’t a federal roadmap yet that details how the influx of funds will be used, some clean air advocates insist that sizable portions of the funds should be spent ...