Setting Up Clash With House, Senate Panel Boosts EPA’s FY25 Spending

Senate appropriators have overwhelmingly approved bipartisan legislation that provides EPA with nearly $2 billion more than what the House has approved for fiscal year 2025 while excluding dozens of controversial policy riders that the lower chamber is seeking, setting up a clash that will almost certainly delay agreement beyond the start of FY25. The Senate Appropriations Committee on July 25 voted 28-1 to approve the Interior Appropriations bill for FY25, which provides EPA with $9.29 billion and contains no controversial...