US EditionEPA, Park Service take big hits in latest Trump budget plan
- The Trump administration released its Fiscal 2026 budget proposal on a Friday, targeting significant cuts to environmental federal agencies, especially the EPA and National Park Service.
- This proposal follows earlier calls to slash the EPA's overall budget by 55 percent and the Interior Department by 31 percent, which houses the Park Service, signaling a broad effort to reduce government environmental programs.
- The budget plans a 35 percent payroll cut for EPA science staff, a 30 percent staff cut for the Park Service affecting over 5,500 employees, complete elimination of NOAA's Oceanic and Atmospheric Research office, and a 32 percent reduction at FEMA.
- The Park Service workforce would decline from 13,648 in FY2024 to 8,130, reducing its central operations budget from over $3 billion to $2 billion, while Defenders of Wildlife condemned the plan as an 'extinction budget' threatening endangered species.
- These cuts risk severely hindering agency operations and conservation efforts, prompting bipartisan skepticism in Congress and calls to reject the proposal to protect America's environmental and wildlife programs.
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EPA, NOAA Face Steep Cuts in Revised Trump Budget Plan
Several federal environmental agencies are facing cuts of at least 28% under the Trump administration’s new budget blueprint that was released late Friday. Departments such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Park Service would see deep and specific cuts for the 2026 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1 under a budget proposal released by the Office of Management and Budget, The Hill reported Monday. The EPA would see a 34.7% cut…
EPA, Park Service take big hits in latest Trump budget plan
(The Hill) – The Trump administration’s more detailed budget request seeks to decimate science, staffing and other programs at multiple environment-related federal agencies. Entities ranging from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the National Park Service (NPS) would see deep and specific cuts under the less “skinny” version of the administration’s budget that was released late Friday. The EPA sees a 35 percent cut to the payroll for…
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Trump Budget Request Would Cut National Park Service Workforce By More Than 5,500
The National Park Service would lose more than 5,500 employees under President Donald Trump’s Fiscal 2026 budget proposal, one that would have far-reaching impacts to the agency's mandate and which Defenders of Wildlife called an “extinction budget.”The proposal says the Park Service workforce would drop from 13,648 during FY2024 to 8,130 for the coming fiscal year if Congress adopts Trump's request, which is unlikely to happen in full.The propo…
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