Trump administration cancels funding for Florida pollution remediation project

The Trump administration has terminated federal funding for a community environmental cleanup initiative in Tampa aimed at remediating industrial pollution in a low-income neighborhood.

First covered Aug 26, 2026 · 1:50 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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31d Inside Climate News A Florida Community Aimed to Address a Legacy of Pollution. The Trump Administration Cancelled Its Funding. — TAMPA, Fla.—Ross Fabian’s low-slung apartment building sits beside a pond that sometimes smells of dead fish. He has seen dead dogs in the pond.

Primary sources

earthjustice.org Case Number 25 Cv 1982 (earthjustice.org)

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Appeared in: 2026-08-27 (#19)

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