John — As you already know, four years of Trump Administration policies set us back in the race to protect our communities from climate change. And one of the many ways Donald Trump sabotaged key environmental issues was through his budgetary priorities.

For example, under the Trump Administration, budgets submitted to Congress proposed: *
Slashing
funding
for
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA)
by
31%
—
returning
it
to
budget
lows
not
seen
since
1993.
*
Cutting
funding
for
clean
energy
research
and
eliminating
some
key
programs
entirely.
*
Reducing
federal
funding
that
would
help
protect
vulnerable
areas
from
flooding.

Donald Trump’s 2020 budget didn’t mention climate change a single time.

But here’s some good news telling us that we are starting back in the right direction, John: Joe Biden just submitted his “skinny budget” and it mentions climate 146 times while calling for $14 billion in increased funding.

The skinny budget is like a budgetary blueprint outlining the President’s spending and investment priorities for the coming year. It will be followed in coming months by a fuller, more detailed budget. Biden’s skinny budget asks for $14 billion across nearly every agency to pursue net zero emissions by 2050. It invests $10 billion in clean energy innovation and research and commits $600 million to electrify the fleet of federal vehicles.

But here’s our problem: This budget has to get through Congress, and Biden’s call for increases in investments will be met with resistance in some places on the Hill. That’s why we need your help to support the SEEC members who are making the case to get this kind of budget passed in Congress. Will you make a sustaining, monthly donation so we can keep up all these fights this month and beyond? [[link removed]]
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The EPA lost nearly 1,000 employees during the four years of the Trump Administration — this budget sets aside money to refill those jobs and further increase the agency’s budget. If passed, the EPA would receive more federal funding than ever before.

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