• EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin uncovered a scheme diverting $2 billion in taxpayer money to Power Forward Communities (PFC), a nonprofit with ties to Democratic activist Stacey Abrams, raising concerns about transparency and ethical governance in the Biden-Harris administration.
• Critics argue the Biden administration prioritized partisan interests over environmental goals, citing PFC’s ties to Abrams and her involvement with Rewiring America, a left-wing climate group, as evidence of potential bias in fund allocation.
• The Biden administration’s decision to park $20 billion in an outside financial institution before leaving office limited federal oversight, raising ethical red flags and concerns about conflicts of interest, including those involving EPA officials like Jahi Wise.
• The scandal highlights the need for greater transparency and accountability in government spending, with Zeldin and others demanding investigations to ensure taxpayer funds are used responsibly and not funneled into partisan projects.

In a shocking revelation that has sent ripples through the political landscape, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin has uncovered a scheme that diverted $2 billion in tax payer dollars to a nonprofit organization with ties to Democratic activist Stacey Abrams. The discovery, part of a larger 20 billion pot of funds, has raised serious questions about the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to transparency and ethical governance.

The unlikely recipient: Power Forward Communities

Power Forward Communities (PFC), the nonprofit in question, was founded in late 2023 with a reported revenue of just 100 for its first three months. Despite this, the Biden administration awarded it a $2 billion grant from the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) in April 2024. This astronomical sum—20 million times the organization’s reported revenue—raises red flags about the selection criteria and the potential for misuse of taxpayer funds.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, known for his commitment to fiscal responsibility, expressed grave concerns. “I made a commitment to members of Congress and to the American people to be a good steward of tax dollars, and I’ve wasted no time in keeping my word,” Zeldin told the Free Beacon. “When we learned about the Biden Administration’s scheme to quickly park $20 billion outside the agency, we suspected that some organizations were created out of thin air just to take advantage of this. As we continue to learn more about where some of this money went, it is even more apparent how far-reaching and widely accepted this waste and abuse has been.”

Historical context: The green new deal and political favoritism

The Green New Deal, a cornerstone of the Democratic agenda, was designed to combat climate change through sweeping environmental policies and massive federal investments. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which allocated billions for green initiatives, set the stage for the GGRF. Critics have long accused the Biden administration of using these funds to prop up partisan interests rather than addressing environmental concerns effectively.

The selection of PFC, a fledgling organization with strong ties to Abrams, a vocal supporter of the Biden agenda, and her involvement in Rewiring America, a left-wing climate group, provides a clear example of potential favoritism. Abrams, who serves as senior counsel at Rewiring America, was instrumental in the creation of PFC. “This is how we expand access to clean energy—by prioritizing housing, equity, and resilience,” Abrams wrote in an X post, touting the organization’s mission.

However, the rapid awarding of such a massive grant to an organization with minimal operational history and minimal revenue is highly unusual. “For an organization that has no experience in this, that was literally just established, and had 100 in the bank to receive a $2 billion grant—it doesn’t just fly in the face of common sense, it’s out and out fraud,” Daniel Turner, the executive director of energy advocacy group Power the Future, told the Free Beacon.

Ethical red flags and the role of the EPA

The Biden administration’s decision to park the $20 billion at an outside financial institution before leaving office further complicates the issue. This move was designed to limit federal oversight and accountability, raising serious ethical concerns. “The story of the Biden EPA’s gold bars never stops,” Zeldin emphasized. “The waste and abuse was so deeply interwoven in the last administration that not only did the leaders who oversaw this not bat an eye at billions of your taxpayer dollars going towards partisan pet projects, but serious conflicts of interest were ignored. That should have raised red flags.”

Zeldin’s discovery also highlights the broader issue of conflicts of interest within the Biden administration. For instance, Jahi Wise, who joined the EPA in December 2022 as the founding director of the GGRF, oversaw a $5 billion grant to the Coalition for Green Capital, a Washington, D.C.-based group where he previously worked as the director of policy. There is no indication that Wise recused himself from the process, a clear violation of ethical standards.

Calls for accountability

The unraveling of this scheme underscores the urgent need for transparency and accountability in government spending. The American people deserve to know how their tax dollars are being used and to ensure that such funds are not funneled into pet projects of political allies. Administrator Zeldin’s efforts to expose and rectify these issues are a step in the right direction, but more must be done to prevent such unethical practices from recurring.

“President Trump was elected with a mandate from the American people to stop the fraud and abuse by leaders who irresponsibly shoveled boatloads of cash to far-left, activist groups in the name of environmental justice and climate equity, instead of serving the American people,” Zeldin concluded. “Those days are over.”

As the investigation continues, it is clear that the American public will be watching closely to ensure that their hard-earned money is used responsibly and ethically.

Sources include:

TheNationalPulse.com

EPA.gov

Freebeacon.com