grants and contracts to states. this is what we were concerned about in the beginning. it s a war on terks pa. but a transition source says the free will not impact all epa grants. we re told the $4.1 billion the agency gives to states to implemented clean water and clean air regulations will not be touched but other grants will be frozen for review. the states their budget has been cut so much that i don t think that many of the safety programs will continue without federal funding. welcomes the approach. it s a good idea for a new administration that is thinking about a new direction for the epa to want to take a pause, a time-out and just look at all of these things first before spending the taxpayer s money. word about the agency