Energy and Environment

Trump’s former EPA transition chief sees job cuts as a priority

By John Siciliano
Published July 14, 2017 11:30pm ET
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Trump’s former EPA transition chief sees job cuts as a priority
A coalition of free-market think tanks will primarily focus on limiting the Environmental Protection Agency's spending as well as reducing the size of its regional offices. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

The former head of Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency transition team is setting his sights on making sure proposed job cuts at the EPA stick as the agency’s budget makes its way through the House Appropriations Committee.

The 3,000-person cut is one of the only areas where House appropriators agreed with President Trump’s budget request.

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