Far-Right Radicalism': GOP Wants to Cut Funding for Clean Water Programs by 64%
Far-Right Radicalism': GOP Wants to Cut Funding for Clean Water Programs by 64%
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'Far-Right Radicalism': GOP Wants to Cut Funding for Clean Water Programs by 64%
- Republicans on a House Appropriations Committee are proposing a 64% cut to two federal clean water funds for the next fiscal year.
- The proposed cuts would reduce funding for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund by nearly $1.8 billion.
- These funds provide loans and assistance for water infrastructure projects and improvements to ensure safe drinking water.
- Advocates argue that the proposed cuts would leave many communities with unsafe water and exacerbate water affordability issues.
- Democrats in the Senate are urged to reject the Republican proposal.
- Passing the WATER Act is suggested to safeguard federal water funding.
- The WATER Act would provide funding for repairing failing water and sewer systems.
- New research found that at least 45% of U.S. tap water is contaminated with PFAS chemicals.
- A recent Supreme Court ruling narrowed the definition of protected wetlands under the Clean Water Act.
- The Biden administration's new clean water rule was finalized in December but the GOP bill would repeal that regulation.
