EPA's FY2013 Budget Released - More Cuts on the Way

On February 13th, the Obama administration proposed a FY 2013 budget of $8.344 billion for the EPA. The proposed budget is $105 million below the current enacted 2012 level, and represents the third year in a row of decreasing EPA budget. EPA's largest budget decrease ($37.4 million) will come from the Superfund program, with the majority of the cut coming from the remedial cleanup program.