President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2027 budget, released Friday, proposes a 10% — $73 billion — reduction in non-defense spending “by reducing or eliminating woke, weaponized, and wasteful programs, and by returning State and local responsibilities to their respective governments.” This includes deep cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as well as climate research and clean energy investments. Below is a categorized breakdown of the impacts. FEMA emergency management - Cuts non-disaster grant programs by $1.3 billion, reducing state and local preparedness and funding. EPA environmental programs - Eliminates environmental justice grants. - Cuts over $1 billion from EPA categorical grants, shifting compliance and program costs to state and local governments - Eliminates water infrastructure grant programs, making states responsible for funding them. - Provides $122 million to EPA for drinking water disaster response. - Provides $14 million for web-based permitting tools such as NEPAssist. Other federal agencies - Eliminates Department of Interior renewable energy programs.· Eliminates Department of Interior WaterSmart grants for local ecosystem restoration projects, climate studies and water recycling plants. - Cuts the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration budget by $1.6 billion, eliminating climate adaptation partnerships and resilience grants. - Cuts $993 million from the National Institute for Science and Technology, including climate-adaption assistance. - Cuts $449 million in Economic Development Administration climate resilience grants. - Eliminates the Atmospheric Protection Program. - Cuts $510 million from U.S. Department of Agriculture projects tied to green infrastructure and climate change. Stakeholders in emergency management and environmental protection voiced strong concerns. The International Association of Emergency Managers said in a statement it was “deeply alarmed” by the proposed reduction to FEMA preparedness grants. IAEM-USA President Josh Morton said in an emailed statement that the cuts would “effectively dismantle core programs,” including the Emergency Management
Trump's FY27 budget slashes climate and disaster funding, shifting costs to <b>cities</b> and states
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