EPA Budget Would See Deep Cuts Under Trump’s Spending Plan (1)

The EPA’s budget would be cut by more than half under President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget request, released Friday.

The plan would reduce the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget from $9.1 billion to $4.2 billion, a 54.5% cut. That would mark the EPA’s smallest budget since 1986, according to the agency’s records.

Included in the budget request is a $2.46 billion cut for the EPA’s clean and drinking water state revolving loan funds. The program “has been heavily earmarked by the Congress for projects that are ultimately not repaid into the program and bypass states’ interest and planning,” ...