I agree that some of the regulations are excessive, but the following proposed cuts do not fit that description, in my opinion:
from Eiliperin and Dennis, Washington Post
The plan to slash EPA’s staff from its current level of 15,000 to 12,000, which would through a buyout offer that could spur early retirements, is one of several changes the new administration has asked agency staff for comment on by mid-day Wednesday.
Other proposals, according to individuals briefed on the cuts who asked for anonymity because the decision is not yet final, include eliminating project grants to clean up brownfields, or abandoned industrial sites; a national electronic manifest system for hazardous waste; environmental justice programs and the Energy Star energy efficiency program".
and..." An EPA climate protection program on cutting emissions of greenhouse gases like methane that contribute to global warming would be cut 70 percent to $29 million.
The proposal would cut funding for the brownfields industrial site cleanup program by 42 percent to $14.7 million. It would also reduce funding for enforcing pollution laws by 11 percent to $153 million".
from Eiliperin and Dennis, Washington Post
The plan to slash EPA’s staff from its current level of 15,000 to 12,000, which would through a buyout offer that could spur early retirements, is one of several changes the new administration has asked agency staff for comment on by mid-day Wednesday.
Other proposals, according to individuals briefed on the cuts who asked for anonymity because the decision is not yet final, include eliminating project grants to clean up brownfields, or abandoned industrial sites; a national electronic manifest system for hazardous waste; environmental justice programs and the Energy Star energy efficiency program".
and..." An EPA climate protection program on cutting emissions of greenhouse gases like methane that contribute to global warming would be cut 70 percent to $29 million.
The proposal would cut funding for the brownfields industrial site cleanup program by 42 percent to $14.7 million. It would also reduce funding for enforcing pollution laws by 11 percent to $153 million".
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