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>> The Trump administration proposing to slash a quarter of the US Environmental Protection Agency's budgets. According to a source familiar with the matter, agency staffing would be cut by 20%. The budget proposal would cut deeply into climate change programs designed to prevent air and water pollution, as well as environmental justice and enforcement.
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It's part of Trump's intend to reverse former President Barack Obama's climate change initiatives. And Trump's broader proposal to fund increased military spending>> Our military requires sustained stable funding.>> State grants for lead clean up for example, would be cut 30% to $9.8 million, grants to help natives tribes combat pollution would be cut 30% to 45.8 million.
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But it's up to congress to approve any EPA cuts. And some of those cuts popular with both Democrats and Republicans would likely not pass though their filter.