Trump EPA ‘accidentally’ cancels $40M for Michigan environmental projects

April 3, 2025

The closed Bobo Brazil Community Center at 472 Cass Street in Benton Harbor, Thursday, March 27, 2025. A $20 million environmental justice grant awarded under the Biden administration and meant in part to restore the center was targeted by the Trump Environmental Protection Agency for cancellation, but the termination turned out to be an accident, federal officials said. (Garret Ellison | MLive)Garret Ellison

Days after two Michigan groups learned millions in federal money for upgrading Detroit soup kitchens, restoring a Benton Harbor community center and other projects had fallen victim to a Trump administration cut, they received a surprising update.

It was an accident.

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