EPA has unveiled more details on President Donald Trump’s fiscal blueprint to slash the agency’s funding, gut environmental justice efforts and downsize its staffing.
EPA’s congressional justification for the fiscal 2026 plan was posted online recently. The document, 736 pages long, is the most comprehensive look yet at the Trump administration’s push to shrink the agency with hundreds of employees already on their way out the door.
The president’s priorities are clear in the proposal sent to lawmakers.
EPA’s environmental justice work, designed to aid underserved communities struggling with pollution, would be eliminated under the congressional justification. Zero dollars and personnel are allocated to community grants, technical assistance and coordination with the Superfund program for that work.
