A funding bill released by House Republicans looks to cut regulatory funding for the Environmental Protection Agency.
The cuts to the Interior Department budget would block key Obama administration rules.
According to The Hill, the committee is targeting the agency’s regulatory agenda by cutting EPA’s budget by $164 million.
Several of the administration’s environmental rules, including regulating methane emissions and defining bodies of water under the agency’s purview, would also be blocked.
The proposed budget cut is significantly smaller than last year, when the committee looked to slash the agency’s budget by more than $700 million.
Source: brownfieldagnews.com