The USDA said more announcements about funding are forthcoming, as the agency continues to review IRA funding, “to ensure that programs are focused on supporting farmers and ranchers, not DEIA programs or far-left climate programs.”

The lack of movement troubles Jillian Blanchard, vice president of climate change and environmental justice at Lawyers for Good Government — an organization of lawyers based in Washington, D.C., working to “protect and strengthen democratic institutions.”

An environmental policy official from the Biden White House has joined the nonprofit Lawyers for Good Government to help lead the organization's climate change and environmental justice initiatives.

Ryan Hathaway joined Lawyers for Good Government, which coordinates large-scale pro bono and advocacy efforts, as its director of environment and climate justice, the group said Tuesday.

Ryan Hathaway has joined Lawyers for Good Government as director of environment and climate justice. He previously served at the Interior Department and as director of the White House Interagency Council on Environmental Justice.

After a month of President Donald Trump’s time in office, federal officials are beginning to make good on efforts to shrink the federal government. Recent changes include canceled contracts at the U.S. EPA and new announcements regarding workforce reductions. 

Groups representing the public sector have pushed back on some of these changes. Lawyers for Good Government reported receiving more than 230 requests for legal assistance from organizations struggling to access climate and clean energy grants. Lawsuits to ensure EPA program funds are disbursed remain ongoing.