Nineteen AGs Urged Congress to Reject Administration’s Proposed Cuts to EPA Budget

MAY 10, 2019

New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in sending a letter urging congressional leaders to reject the administration’s proposed cuts to the EPA’s budget for fiscal year 2020. The proposed 31 percent overall budget cut would sharply reduce funding for state environmental agencies, as well as tribal and local government programs that play an essential role in water quality monitoring, beach protection, radon detection, hazardous waste release prevention and detection, and more. In their letter, the attorneys general warned that the administration’s proposed cuts and workforce reductions “promise to undermine the EPA’s ability to do its job, and reflect a fundamental lack of appreciation for the essential role” that the agency plays in protecting the environment and public health.