The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has halted disbursement of federal aid as part of an order from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to halt loan and grant distribution, officials with the agency confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday.

In a memo issued Monday, OMB imposed a deadline of 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday to pause all financial assistance spending while it assesses the alignment of assistance programs with President Trump’s policy agenda. OMB acting Director Matthew Vaeth directed all federal agencies to freeze “all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all federal financial assistance” to the “extent admissible by applicable law.”

“EPA is working diligently to implement the Office of Management and........

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