Reuters News Article: "Bush Seeks Nearly 6 Pct Cut in Environment Funding | Mon Feb 7, 2005 | 4:06 PM ET | By Chris Baltimore
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration on Monday proposed cutting the Environmental Protection Agency budget by nearly 6 percent to $7.57 billion in fiscal 2006 by targeting a program that helps cities replace aging sewage systems.
The EPA said the requested reduction was part of the federal government's overall belt-tightening, but environmental groups said it would hurt an important clean water program.
Total EPA funding would decline from $8 billion, which Congress allocated in the current budget year for the agency to protect the nation's air, water and land. In 2004, the EPA had a budget of $8.4 billion.
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Environmental groups say cities need the loans and grants to replace and upgrade aging sewage systems, some of which are over a century old. ...
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
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