The Environmental Protection Agency finalized winners of a competitive grant program allotting $4.3 billion to help states curb greenhouse gas emissions — a move that comes as the agency races to finalize disbursement of funds from Democrats’ 2022 climate law. 

The EPA announced Monday it has selected 25 applicants that will fund projects in 30 states to cut pollution in various sectors, such as transportation, electric power, buildings, industry, agriculture and lands, and waste and materials management. The funds make up the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program, which was established by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act to help states tackle climate change. The announced grantees represent a second tranche of funds from the program. The first tranche of funds helped states and cities develop climate action plans.