Proponents of the environment warned that the order can have immediate and tragic consequences for Americans if they come into force.
“From the White House it is a reckless hit of the pen,” said Manish Bapna, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council in a statement. “On earth it is a cold house in the middle of winter. This is a hungry child at school. This is a family that cannot pay rent. These are higher utility costs for low -income households in each state. “
The list of programs includes dozens in the Internal Security Department, which includes the Federal Crisis Management Agency. Samantha Montano, assistant to the crisis management professor at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, said that a break on assistance can effectively stop agency programs that lend a hand state and local authorities to prepare and recover from disasters.
“I think it can be safely said that stopping all federal subsidies would have a terrifying impact on the American crisis management system,” she said. “It caused us to prepare us less for every catastrophe that happens in the future and would make it difficult to experience disasters who are while trying to live.”
Montano said that these offices do not focus only on the weather -related disasters.
“We are also talking about port safety grants, terrorism, cyber security,” she added. “This is full national security exposed to risk when you remove these subsidies.”
Throughout the country, state agencies and non-profit organizations have already been cut off from the federal subsidy access system, said Maria Lopez-Nuñez, a co-founder of the agency, an advisory company for environmental justice. She mentioned a wide range of programs that were potentially affected, from subsidies in North Carolina to lend a hand rural communities access sewage and spotless water, to government programs for laying water pipes.
She said that for many smaller non -non -profit, delay in gaining access to financing of federal subsidies can leave their inability to obtain a payroll.
“They freeze the key, necessary financing for subsidies, which many countries need for the necessary services,” said Lopez-Nuñez, who was a member of the Advisory Council for Justice of the White House environment during Biden administration.
In North Carolina, where the communities are still recovering after Hurricane Helene, spokeswoman for the Department of the State Department of Environment, said that the Agency “Reviews and evaluates” the note and its potential influence, adding: “Federal funds ensure a significant part of the DEQ operating budget, And also billions of dollars for the North Carolina community. “
Instructions for the agency mentioned over 400 programs under the US Department of Agriculture, from emergency food assistance to support for agricultural markets and water saving initiatives. One of the largest, most popular and effective department initiatives, the protection program is also mentioned.
Many legal experts stated that they were skeptical about the legality of the suspension of funds. While some were said by the presidents he can stop temporarily Expenses in some circumstances others stated that the actions directed by the note clearly violate the constitutional boundaries.
“The law is unambiguous: Congress controls federal expenses, and no executive activities can bypass this authority,” said Jillian Blanchard, director of climate and environmental justice for a good government in a statement. “This order not only violates the constitution, but threatens critical programs and communities involving this financing, which will affect hundreds of jobs throughout the country.”
The order appears because some scientific, environmental and energy programs have already suspended their work. On Monday, NPR was reported that the National Science Foundation canceled the subsidy review panels planned for this week. Many information organizations have announced that the Energy Department suspended billions of dollars of loans, subsidies and other expenses.
Inside Climate News reporters Georgina Gustin and Lisa Sorg contributed to this article.