The Trump administration would slash the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget, scaling back and all but eliminating EPA programs aimed at slowing climate change and maintaining water safety and air quality, while eliminating thousands of jobs, according to a draft of the proposal obtained by The Associated Press.
Under the tentative plan from the Office of Management and Budget, the agency’s funding would be reduced by roughly 25 percent and about 3,000 jobs would be cut, about 19 percent of the agency’s staff.
President Donald Trump has said he plans to pay for billions of dollars more for the military by cutting spending on domestic agencies and departments. Trump plans to submit his budget to Congress the week of March 13.
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