EPA budget cut could slow permits, slash grants

U.S. Capitol (Photo by Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media)President Trump is giving his first formal address to Congress tonight. His first budget proposal is expected in mid-March, and it reportedly includes a 25 percent cut to the Environmental Protection Agency. That’s music to the ears of many Republicans, and many Alaskans, who feel the EPA has overstepped its bounds.
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There’s no word yet on where exactly the budget ax will fall within the agency, but Alaska has a lot at s