EPA's FY15 Staffing Reductions Could Create Hurdle For Agency's Agenda

Correction Appended EPA faces a fiscal year 2015 staffing reduction under compromise appropriations legislation that will cut the agency's employee levels to their lowest since 1989, which could create a hurdle for EPA fully implementing its air, water, climate, and other programs despite the agency suffering only a $60 million budget cut in the FY15 bill. While the omnibus bill includes restrictions on some EPA policies, such as forcing the agency and the Army Corps of Engineers...