"Republicans are proposing a 23 percent reduction for the environment agency." 

"House Republican appropriators unveiled their fiscal 2026 funding legislation for the Interior Department and EPA, with steep cuts proposed for both agencies.

The bill would approve about $38 billion for agencies under its purview, nearly $3 billion below the fiscal 2025 amount. Interior would get about $14.8 billion and EPA would be funded at $7 billion, a 23 percent cut for the environment agency.

The legislation is, however, more generous than the president’s budget request. The bill would appropriate about $9.2 billion above what the White House requested.

The Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee will meet Tuesday to mark up the bill as lawmakers race to fund the government before the Sept. 30 deadline. Congress did not pass final appropriations bills last year, instead leaning on continuing resolutions."

Kevin Bogardus, Garrett Downs, and Michael Doyle report for E&E News July 14, 2025.  [2]