The Stakes: EPA suspends North Richmond grant for a second time, putting $19 million project in limbo

By Riley Ramirez | March 10, 2025 |
The colorful side of a squat building, with a rippling keyboard going across it horizontally, the words North Richmond with a red heart in white on black, flowers and muscial notes under that on green and the words North Richmond Pride spelled out across the bottom.

“The Stakes” is a UC Berkeley Journalism project on executive orders affecting Californians and their communities.  Sometime since Friday, when Contra Costa County officials last checked on an anticipated grant for North Richmond, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency suspended the promised $19 million, marking the second time the grant has been put on hold since…

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