On March 16, 2017, the Trump Administration’s budget blueprint was released and threatened severe damage to health and environmental programs with a 31% cut to EPA’s budget. These programs have protected Americans for decades, but with drastic proposed cuts to staffing, outright elimination of 50 programs, and cuts to support for state programs, these protections are no longer assured. In response, EPN produced overview documents of EPA’s core work as well as core program fact sheets to explain what is at stake for EPA and the American people.
Note: These documents have been updated.
Read full overview: EPA Core Work—Why It Matters
Read the fact sheet: EPA Core Programs: Clean Air
Read the fact sheet: EPA Core Programs: Clean Water
Read the fact sheet: EPA Core Programs: Science
Read the fact sheet: EPA Core Programs: Superfund
Read the fact sheet: EPA Core Programs: Hazardous Waste
Read the fact sheet: EPA Core Programs: Chemicals and Pesticides
Read the fact sheet: EPA Core Programs: Enforcement