Stephen Ursery, Editor, Waste Age Magazine

July 22, 2004

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Congressional Subcommittee Approves EPA Budget Cuts

Washington, D.C. — The U.S. House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee for Veteran Affairs, Housing & Urban Development & Independent Agencies has approved a fiscal-year 2005 budget for the Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that cuts the agency’s funding by $613 million when compared to fiscal-year 2004. The cuts included a $519 million decrease in state and tribal assistance grants.

Overall, the subcommittee approved $7.8 billion in funding for the EPA in fiscal-year 2005, which is $36 million less than the amount requested by the Bush Administration. The proposed budget now moves on to the full committee.

About the Author(s)

Stephen Ursery

Editor, Waste Age Magazine, Waste360

Stephen Ursery is the editor of Waste Age magazine. During his time as editor, Waste Age has won more than 20 national and regional awards. He has worked for Penton Media since August 1999. Before joining Waste Age as the magazine's managing editor, he was an associate editor for American City & County and for National Real Estate Investor.

Prior to joining Penton, Stephen worked as a reporter for The Marietta Daily Journal and The Fulton County Daily Report, both of which are located in metro Atlanta.

Stephen earned a BA in History from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.

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