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Take Action to Restore Funding to the US Environmental Protection Agency

US House of Representatives bill (H.R. 3354) will leave core functions of the US Environmental Protection Agency with even less money to carry out critical responsibilities than provided in President Trump’s 2018 budget proposal. The US House voted to cut core functions - which include writing and enforcing anti-pollution rules - and monitoring and protecting the quality of our air and water, by 27% below last year’s level. The House bill also reduces spending for “Science and Technology” – which pays for EPA’s assessment of the health and environmental risks of various pollutants – by 16% below last year’s level.

Urge your Senators to vote against cuts to EPA’s budget and restore funding to 2017 levels so that EPA can fulfill its mission to protect the environment and public health.

A full analysis of the US House of Representatives budget cuts to EPA is here.

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Below, you will find a message we drafted that you can email to your Senators. It tells them that you want EPA's budget to remain at 2017 levels and why.You can easily edit it, or simply hit the send button to send the message.

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Subject: Restore EPA Funding to 2017 Levels

Message:

Dear Senator:<br><br>The US House cut funding for the USEPA’s core functions – which include writing and enforcing anti-pollution rules, and monitoring and protecting the quality of our air and water – by 27% below last year’s level.  The House action would leave EPA with even less money to carry out these critical responsibilities than provided in President Trump’s 2018 budget proposal.  The House bill also reduces spending for “Science and Technology” – which pays for EPA’s assessment of the health and environmental risks of various pollutants – by 16% below last year’s level.  Please reject this “slash and burn” approach to EPA’s budget, and restore funding to 2017 levels so that EPA can fulfill these important responsibilities.<br>  <br>We support adequate funding of the EPA grants that pay for sewage treatment upgrades or reimburse state environmental agencies for the cost of implementing federal requirements.   But those programs will be undercut if EPA loses the ability to investigate environmental hazards and measure the quality of our air and water, set standards to protect public health and our natural resources, monitor compliance and take polluters to court when they violate limits on air and water pollution.

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