The Energy 202: Trump's budget seeks cuts to climate research and renewable energy programs
Asign on a door of the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington. overview document, released on Monday, doesn’t even bring up the subject of climate change in laying out the president’s major priorities.
The proposed plans for the Environmental Protection Agency are instructive about the administration's approach. The office, which has a current budget of more than $19 million and nearly 50 employees, would be eliminated in order to prioritize “activities that support decision-making related to core environmental statutory requirements,” the administration wrote.
In a statement, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler called Tuesday’s document “a common-sense proposal” that would “support the agency as it continues to work with states, tribes and local governments to protect human health and the environment.
According to the budget, the agency will set aside areas to develop renewable energy on and off the shore, saying it would prioritize “permitting consistent with industry demand.”
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