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In attempts to lift regulations on oil, mining, drilling, and farming industries, the Trump administration proposed a 31% budget cut to the EPA that would result in reduced initiatives to protect water and air quality, leaving much of the effort up to the states. [126] [213] Environmentalists fear that these cuts will result in health problems ...
In 2017, the Presidency of Donald Trump proposed a 31% cut to the EPA's budget to $5.7 billion from $8.1 billion and to eliminate a quarter of the agency jobs. [92] However, this cut was not approved by Congress. Pruitt resigned from the position on July 5, 2018, citing "unrelenting attacks" due to ongoing ethics controversies. [93]
Trump's budget proposal is expected to cut $2 billion and 20 percent of staff from the Environmental Protection Agency, according to a report. Trump's budget could cut 3,000 staff from the EPA ...
Trump's order to cut off funding to sanctuary cities could threaten L.A. fire relief. Tony Barboza. January 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM. ... (Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Trump tried again unsuccessfully in his budget proposal for 2019 to cut EPA funding by 26%. [104] [105] The EPA provides technical assistance to cities as they update their infrastructure to adapt to climate change, according to Joel Scheraga, the EPA senior advisor for climate change adaptation who has worked for the EPA for three decades ...
Zeldin wants to clean up the powerful agency, which boasts 18,742 employees and a nearly $11 billion budget. Tyler Daraden for NY Post
Under President Joe Biden, the EPA has issued several major regulations that would cut planet-warming pollution from vehicle tailpipes, power plants, and oil and gas operations. But Trump has ...
It also provides appropriations for the EPA, the Army Corps of Engineers, and other military construction. [48] Democrats cheered full funding for WIC programs and the lack of "poison pill" riders promoted by Republicans. Republicans cheered cuts to the FBI, ATF, and EPA, although Democrats contested the extent of the cuts. [49]