Lead Poisoning, Oil-Spill Programs Targeted for Cuts at EPA
- Trump’s plan to cut EPA funding is detailed in staff memo
- Funding for superfund clean up, criminal enforcement slashed
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The Trump administration is proposing to slash funding for grants to prevent lead poisoning, climate change research and criminal enforcement against polluters as part of its plan to reduce funding at the Environmental Protection Agency by nearly a third.
An released by the American Federation of Government Employees shows President Donald Trump’s plan to eliminate dozens of programs at the EPA and slash many more. The details go beyond what was released by the White House last month as part of its budget proposal, which set an overall 31 percent funding cut, to $5.7 billion.