House Appropriators' Budget Allocations Signal Major EPA Cuts In FY14

摘要

House appropriators have approved draft fiscal year 2014 budget allocations that could significantly reduce EPA's funding as they would cut the account through which EPA and related agencies are funded by $5 billion from existing levels-though the cuts could be avoided if Congress agrees to raise existing caps on future spending. The potential for further cuts to the agency's funding could exacerbate concerns from environmentalists, EPA union officials, environmentalists and others that trimming EPA's budget will hinder its ability to protect the environment. President Obama's proposed FY14 budget would fund EPA at $8.15 billion-$250 million over its current funding level but a 3.5 percent reduction of $296 million compared to EPA's FY12 enacted $8.5 billion budget.