WIKIMEDIA, MATT WADE PHOTOGRAPHYScientists employed or funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other federal agencies are now awaiting official word on proposed budget cuts that the Trump administration will reportedly deliver to Congress.
According to Reuters, the Trump administration plans to cut the EPA budget by around 25 percent, and the agency’s staff by around 20 percent. “The Trump administration wants to cut spending by EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) by more than 40 percent from roughly $510 million to $290 million, according to sources that have seen preliminary directives from the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB),” Science reported. As E&E News noted, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has expressed concern about some of the programs reportedly targeted for steep cuts. “I am concerned about the grants that have been targeted, particularly around water infrastructure,” Pruitt told E&E News.
“This budget is a fantasy if the administration believes it will preserve EPA’s mission to ...
