Proposed EPA cuts dovetail with Trump infrastructure plan

Published February 12, 2018 9:37pm ET



The Environmental Protection Agency fiscal 2019 budget request pairs budget cuts with White House priorities under President Trump’s infrastructure blueprint.

It’s not just about budget cuts in the proposal released by the EPA Monday, although there are plenty of those. The budget proposal, which is accompanied by a four-year EPA strategic vision document, dovetails with the administration’s themes of deregulation and infrastructure development.

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