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House subcommittee proposal would slash EPA budget by 20 percent

House subcommittee proposal would slash EPA budget by 20 percent

Washington Report, Water Finance July 8, 2024 at 9:05 am

In June, a House Appropriations Subcommittee approved a spending proposal for FY25 that would cut the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) budget by $1.8 billion, bringing the total appropriation for the agency to $7.36 billion for the next fiscal year, down from $9.16 billion inRead More

FY25 budget request for EPA maintains SRFs at current levels

FY25 budget request for EPA maintains SRFs at current levels

Water Management March 22, 2024 at 7:15 am

The White House recently released its FY25 budget request for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The total budget request for EPA would be an increase of nearly $2 billion over FY24 levels, while the Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs) would be maintainedRead More

Washington Report: Senate approves Water Resources Development Act package

Washington Report: Senate approves Water Resources Development Act package

Washington Report, Water Finance August 1, 2022 at 8:28 am

The Senate last week approved its 2022 version of the Water Resources Development Act, biennial legislation that authorizes a variety of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood control, navigation, and ecosystem restoration projects and studies. The Senate’s amended version of H.R. 7776 passed by a tally of 93–1, andRead More

Lawmakers pan proposed EPA budget cuts

Lawmakers pan proposed EPA budget cuts

Public Utility Finance, Water Finance June 21, 2017 at 6:55 am

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 outdatedRead More