"The fiscal 2027 legislation’s cuts are smaller than the White House proposed. The bill also blesses the Wildland Fire Service."
"House appropriators on Wednesday unveiled proposed funding for the Interior Department and EPA, cutting deep into science and research programs, bolstering extraction on public lands, and signing off on the Trump administration’s new Wildland Fire Service.
The House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee released a $38.9 billion spending bill for fiscal 2027, which includes a 20 percent cut to EPA, or about $1.8 billion. Interior’s funding would go up by about 2 percent.
“America’s public lands and natural resources are not just part of our heritage — they are strategic assets that support recreation, connect our communities, grow opportunity, and reinforce our way of life,” Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said in a statement."
Jennifer Yachnin, Kevin Bogardus, and Andres Picon report for E&E News May 20, 2026.
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