The Environmental Protection Agency's budget would be cut by 54% under President Trump's initial FY 2026 budget request released Friday, which EPA Adminstrator Lee Zeldin said would better position the agency to meet Trump's goals to "unleash American energy,

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Friday proposed cutting billions of dollars in federal funding next year for projects including renewable energy and electric vehicle chargers, and gutting programs aimed at curbing climate change.

Grants to states and tribes as well as research, science, climate and hazardous waste cleanup programs would all take a hit under the proposal.