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Senators challenge EPA on FY2026 cuts, warn state revolving funds face steep reductions
Summary
During a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing, senators from both parties pressed EPA Administrator Zeldin about proposed FY2026 budget cuts that would sharply reduce the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds and other categorical grants, citing risks to local water infrastructure.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, pressed EPA Administrator Zeldin on May 20, 2025, over a fiscal year 2026 budget “skinny” that would sharply reduce funding for state water infrastructure and other EPA programs.
“I'm looking at some of these proposed cuts ... I find many of them problematic,” Murkowski said, singling out what she described as an 88% reduction to the State Revolving Funds.
Nut graf: The Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) and Drinking Water SRF provide low-cost financing for…
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