FY2019 Budget Cuts

FY2019 saw a staggering 37.2% proposed cut to EPA’s budget, resulting in decreased staffing levels and cuts to essential programs, making it difficult for EPA to fulfill its responsibilities to public health and the environment. EPN provided information on the proposed cuts and the impacts that would be felt by communities and families across the country.

February 15, 2019

EPN Fact Sheet: 2019 Appropriations Act Passes and What that Means for EPA

On February 15, 2019, the president signed the FY2019 Appropriations Act, which saved EPA from the proposed 33.7% cuts originally proposed by the administration, allocating…

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January 25, 2019

The Effects of a Government Shutdown at EPA

EPN shared information about the effects of a government shutdown on EPA’s ability to do its work before and during the shutdown. Shutdowns are disruptive,…

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December 28, 2018

EPA Shutdown Procedures Begin as Deadline Passes with No Appropriations Bill

EPA joined the ongoing partial government shutdown at midnight, Friday, December 28. Over 13,000 employees were furloughed, and only national security and emergency staff remained.…

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December 22, 2018

A Partial Government Shutdown Begins: How This Effects EPA

On December 22, 2018, a partial government shutdown began for nine executive departments, including EPA, due to an impasse over Trump's demands for $5.7 billion…

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June 25, 2018

House and Senate Advance Sharply Different EPA FY2019 Appropriations Bills

While the House and Senate rejected the severe budget cuts proposed by the Trump Administration for FY2019, their proposed appropriations for EPA were quite different,…

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March 14, 2018

Understanding the Full Impacts of the Proposed FY2019 EPA Budget

EPN has produced a 10-page analysis of the Trump Administration's FY2019 budget, which proposed astonishing cuts to staff and essential programs and puts at risk…

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February 20, 2018

The FY2019 Trump Budget Proposal Aims to Cripple Environmental Protection with Massive Cuts

The Trump Administration's proposed FY2019 budget hit EPA the hardest of any major agency. EPN produced a 4-page summary of the proposal, breaking down the…

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February 15, 2018

FY2019 Budget Proposal Eliminates or Significantly Cuts Critical Health and Environmental Programs

The Trump Administration proposed massive cuts for EPA in its FY2019 budget plan, which aims to eliminate almost 50 programs and make significant cuts to…

Budget and Appropriations FY2019 Budget Cuts

February 12, 2018

EPA’s Core Programs Under Attack in FY2019 Budget Proposal

The Trump Administration's proposed FY2019 budget slashed EPA's budget at an unprecedented level, threatening core programs that protect the health of the environment and the…

Core Programs Fact Sheets FY2019 Budget Cuts

July 6, 2019

Trump’s Not-So-Secret War On State Environmental Protection

David Coursen, EPN member and former EPA Office of General Counsel, wrote this op-ed about the Trump Administration’s attacks on state-level environmental protection efforts, from…

In The News via The Hill

February 14, 2019

Government Shutdown Would Further Delay Superfund Work

Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former EPA Director, Office of Science & Technology in the Office of Water, is interviewed about the progress on Montana’s Superfund…

In The News via Montana Public Radio

February 8, 2019

Last Government Shutdown Offers Lessons on Avoiding Another

Joel Mintz, EPN member and former EPA Enforcement and Supervisory Attorney, wrote this op-ed about the many lessons to be learned by our political leaders…

In The News via South Florida Sun Sentinel

January 25, 2019

U.S. Government Shutdown Threatens New-Car Rollouts, Automakers Say

EPN member Stan Meiburg, former EPA Deputy Regional Administrator in Region 4 and Region 6 and Acting Deputy Administrator, is quoted in this article about the…

In The News via Reuters

January 21, 2019

The Trump Shutdown Is an Environmental Crisis

EPN member Judith Enck, former EPA Regional Administrator for Region 2, is quoted in this article about the growing risks from the partial government shutdown,…

In The News via The New Republic

January 20, 2019

Federal Shutdown Threatens to Delay Vehicle Launches

EPN member Jeff Alson, former EPA Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor in the Office of Transportation and Air Quality, is quoted in this article about…

In The News via Rubber & Plastics News

January 17, 2019

Staffers Get Back to Work on Lead Rule

EPN member Brenda Mallory, former EPA Principal Deputy General Counsel under the Obama administration, is quoted in this article about EPA employees working on lead dust…

In The News via E&E News

January 16, 2019

Trump Shutdown Compounds Threat to Public Safety and Protection

Betsy Southerland, EPN member and Former EPA Director, Office of Science & Technology in the Office of Water, is quoted in this article about the…

In The News via Who.What.Why.

January 16, 2019

Wasted Money, Idle Students, Stalled Studies with EPA Shuttered

EPN members Dan Costa, former EPA Director of National Air, Climate, and Energy Research Program, and Bob Kavlock, former EPA Assistant Administrator for the Office…

In The News via The Guardian