Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Friday called on newly-confirmed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to answer questions about the Trump administration’s pause on Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds.

The members specifically cited recent reports that in a letter to recipients of grants under the IRA’s Solar for All program, the EPA said all climate and infrastructure grants had been paused. The letter pointed to executive orders signed by President Trump aimed at speeding fossil fuel development.

The members cited Zeldin’s testimony during his confirmation hearing before the committee, when he was asked if........

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