Biden-era HUD program delivers $4 million to East Bay residents for lead and senior home safety

Pete Nyquist, Partner and Chair of the Environmental Group, shared his insight with Mercury News regarding how Biden-era infrastructure projects, specifically lead abatement initiatives, will fare under the Trump administration. 

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Environmental lawyer Pete Nyquist, chair of Greenberg Glusker’s Environmental Practice Group, said President Donald Trump’s return to the White House had raised questions about whether lead abatement funding would be preserved after he had rolled back other environmental standards during his first term.

Nyquist said there was a “duality” in the president’s second term, considering he made “Make America Healthy Again” a key tenet of his campaign and has since cut funding for public health initiatives like the National Institutes of Health.

“Pursuant to legislation passed under the Biden administration for infrastructure projects, those funding commitments cannot easily be undone,” Nyquist said. “I think the ultimate question is: Where will the money come from for future projects?”

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