Trump's 2020 Budget Proposes 31% Cut to EPA

President Donald Trump recently proposed a 31 percent budget cut to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of his administration’s fiscal year 2020 budget. The proposal, titled "A Budget for a Better America,” is part of an ongoing effort from the Trump Administration to reduce funding for science and environmental programs. In addition to the EPA budget cuts, under the proposed budget the nation would see funding for the National Institute of Health drop by 12 percent; National Science Foundation by 12 percent; Department of Energy’s Office of Science by 17 percent; National Institute of Standards and Technology by 30