Environmental Protection Agency
Overview
The FY2027 budget proposes cutting the EPA's funding by more than half, from $8.8 billion to $4.2 billion. The largest reductions hit water infrastructure funding, state grants for air and water quality programs, and environmental cleanup efforts like Superfund sites and diesel emission upgrades, while environmental justice programs would be eliminated entirely. These cuts would broadly affect state environmental agencies, communities near polluted sites, and local water systems that rely on federal support for infrastructure and pollution control.
7 programs affected · $4.7B total proposed reduction
Program-level cuts
State Revolving Funds
Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds
48,900+ water infrastructure projects since 1987; $650B in needed drinking water infrastructure
State environmental agencies administering Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act; Brownfields programs (159,814 acres cleaned)
EPA research staff; environmental health studies
Superfund
Hazardous Substance Superfund (Discretionary Portion)
Communities near 1,300+ contaminated sites; 50% of Americans live within 3 miles of a Superfund site
Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice Grants and Programs
Communities disproportionately affected by pollution; environmental justice organizations
SmartWay transport program partners; greenhouse gas reporting entities
Diesel fleet operators; 73,700 engines upgraded; $8B in health benefits; 850 premature deaths prevented