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EPA takes biggest hit in Trump budget
Mar 17, 2017, 11:35 AM
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The Environmental Protection Agency is taking the brunt of cuts in the Trump administration’s 2018 budget proposal.
A proposed 31 percent cut to the agency would eliminate nearly 20 percent of the department’s staff and shave $2.6 billion dollars from the total budget.
The proposal does call for a $4 million increase for State Revolving Funds and leaves the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act program untouched to invest in drinking and wastewater infrastructure.
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