White House Seeks To Start EPA's Budget Cuts In FY17, Sparking New Fight

Sparking a new battle over Trump administration plans to slash federal spending, the White House is proposing to cut an additional $247 million from EPA's budgets when the current spending authorization for fiscal year 2017 expires at the end of April, arguing in part that the effort will “ease the transition” to the more severe cuts being sought for FY18. But the new plan is sparking stiff opposition from state officials, who are already concerned that the administration's plans to...