Though the Trump administration’s attempted deep cuts have had historically minimal impact on the agency’s budget, they offer further evidence of the Trump administration’s lack of concern for federal environmental protection.
The White Houses proposed fiscal year 2020 budget, released on Monday, would reduce the Environmental Protection Agencys spending by 31 percent, following proposed budget cuts of 23 percent for fiscal year 2019 and 31 percent for fiscal year 2018. The Trump administrations attempted deep cuts have had historically minimal impact on the agencys budget: In 2019, the agency received $8.1 billion in funding, $2.2 billion higher than what the administration had proposed. However, these cuts offer further evidence of the Trump administrations lack of concern for federal environmental protection.
According to the budget, „EPA will continue streamlining programs and processes, eliminating many voluntary and lower-priority activities, and empowering States and Tribes as the primary implementers of environmental programs.
