Lawmakers pan proposed EPA budget cuts

The Trump Administration’s FY18 budget plan for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) faced criticism from both sides of the aisle last week during an appropriations subcommittee hearing on the proposal.

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said that while the administration favors “clean water and fixing our outdated infrastructure,” the agency is implementing a “back to the basics agenda” that aims to refocus EPA on its core statutory responsibilities.