Detailed EPA FY24 Request Seeks New Staff, Funding To Tackle Climate

The Biden administration’s fiscal year 2024 budget request seeks several increases in EPA staffing and other resources to address climate change, as part of a broader effort to bolster core agency activities, according to the agency’s newly released detailed description of the proposal. The agency’s Congressional Justification for its FY24 plan comes as Republican control of the House means an uphill fight for the proposal calling for EPA to rebuild its core capacity for administering multiple programs, beyond a suite...