EPA budget cut could slow permits, slash grants

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President Donald Trump’s 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.
There’s no word yet on where exactly the budget ax will fall within the agency, but Alaska has a lot at stake.
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