What happens next to EPA's fiscal year 1996 budget, now that the House of Representatives has slashed it by one-third? That's the key question as the Senate picks up the debate over environmental funding in September.
The House voted to reduce EPA's budget to $4.87 billion, down from $7.2 billion in fiscal year 1995. Specific cuts included: $550 million from Superfund; $457 million from the agency's general fund for programs and compliance; and a 50 percent cut in enforcement.