Trump budget cuts dubbed 'declaration of war'

摘要

U.S. EPA staff and environmentalists have been bracing for big cuts to the agency's budget under the Trump administration, but a plan to slash funding by almost a quarter was even more than some expected. The budget outline sent to the agency yesterday by the Trump White House asked for a 24 percent overall cut to EPA's budget, a source informed about the administration's plan told E&E News. The EPA outline, the source said, would trim nearly $2 billion from EPA's current budget of about $8.1 billion (E&E News PM, Feb. 27).