# The Trump Budget: A Deep Dive into Environmental Regulations

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2019/03/the-trump-budget-a-deep-dive-into-environmental-regulations/
- Published: 2019-03-21T00:08:40-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

So let’s talk about the Trump budget. Energy efficiency programs, clean energy and
environmental regulations could take deep cuts. Only if President Trump’s proposed
budget gets everything what he wants. Although it’s politically likely that he will
not.

First of all, the administration’s fiscal 2020 budget would trim the Department 
of [Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable](https://greenlivingguy.com/2005/05/welcome-to-the-green-living-guy-blog-seth-leitman/)
Energy Office by $1.6 billion. Another way of looking at it is 70 percent of the
fiscal 2019 appropriation. Overall, the DOE requested a $31.7 billion budget, an
11-percent decrease.

So as well, the Environmental Protection Agency budget request totaled $6.1 billion,
a 31-percent [cut from the nearly $9 billion allocated for fiscal 2019, according to reports.](https://greenlivingguy.com/2014/05/renewable-energy-freeze-in-ohio-implications-and-consequences/)

![Trump budget for EPA and DOE slashed ](https://i0.wp.com/greenlivingguy.com/wp-
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The [budget request also focuses on moving](https://greenlivingguy.com/2025/09/nissan-leaf-2026-first-drive-moves-beyond-budget-ev/)
America forward by investing in transformational science, innovation, and technology.

The Department of Energy’s National Labs are the crown jewels of America’s innovation
and this funding will continue to support their work from Artificial Intelligence
to renewables, [clean coal](https://greenlivingguy.com/2019/12/clean-coal-energy-isnt-green-heres-why/)
and Advanced Nuclear technology.

So this budget proposal also funds the modernization of our nuclear stockpile. In
conclusion and most noteworthy, the aging infrastructure that supports it. It therefore
ensures a safe and effective system for our nuclear Navy for years to come.

Source: Renewable Energy World 

March 12, 2019By Staff and Wire Reports

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