Center for Biological Diversity: WASHINGTON— The House Appropriations Committee has passed a funding bill with massive cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency and agencies within the Department of the Interior. The legislation slashes total funding for the EPA by 20% and guts its enforcement budget by $169 million, or nearly half compared to last year’s funding levels.

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Appropriations Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The measure was…

Center for Biological Diversity: WASHINGTON— The House Appropriations Committee has passed a funding bill with massive cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency and agencies…

“This morally bankrupt bill will only lead to dirtier air, more toxic water, and countless species shoved over the extinction cliff," said one wildlife defender.