"The documents shed light on the White House’s intentions for energy and environment agencies."
"EPA’s core workforce would shrink to its smallest size since the mid-1980s, while funding for numerous grant programs would be zeroed out, according to new documents released Friday.
The White House released a “skinny budget” earlier this month. Now the Office of Management and Budget and agencies are posting additional information to help appropriators craft their fiscal 2026 bills.
The number of “full-time equivalent” EPA employees would fall from 14,130 this year to 12,856 in 2026 — a 9 percent drop, documents show. Overall, the administration’s request would slash the agency’s funding from $9.1 billion to $4.2 billion.
A variety of grant programs would be eliminated to save more than $1 billion. Among those on the chopping block: funding for state and local air regulators, brownfields redevelopment, and pesticides enforcement."
Sean Reilly, Andres Picon, Heather Richards, and Nico Portuondo report for E&E News May 30, 2025.
SEE ALSO:
"Trump’s Proposed Budget Would Cut a Major Ecology Program" (New York Times)
"Trump Budget Targets Satellites, 'Energy Star' And Sea Turtles In Climate-Related Cuts" (USA TODAY)
"Trump Budget Proposes Slashes To Renewable Energy, Farms, EPA" (Reuters)
"Trump Budget Would Decimate Climate, Renewables Funding" (E&E News)
"Major Discretionary Funding Changes" (White House release)
"Trump Admin Cuts $3.7B For Industrial Decarbonization And Carbon Capture" (Canary Media)
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