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Senate environment committee
Coverage of Senate environment committee in the Nexus archive.
- Democrats say EPA head’s budget cut proposal ‘reads like climate change deniers’ manifesto’
Senate Democrats accused the Trump administration of abandoning the EPA's mission to protect health and the environment, criticizing a proposed budget cut that would halve the agency's funding. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin defended the cuts as a way to make the agency 'more efficient' during a congressional hearing, despite staffing reductions under his leadership.