One of the issues coming out of the proposed fiscal year 2012 budget is the funding level for the Environmental Protection Agency. President Obama, in a move to try and appease both the business community and those concerned about the deficit, agreed to a reduction in the EPA’s budget of $1.3 billion. The resulting $9 billion budget is still too much for Republicans, who are looking to reduce the agencies funding by an additional $1.5 billion to $7.5 billion.