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What to know about Trump’s budget

by Rachel Frazin - 04/03/26 6:03 PM ET

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by Rachel Frazin - 04/03/26 6:03 PM ET

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Energy & Environment

The Big Story

Trump’s budget proposal is released

In its Friday proposal, the Trump administration proposes to cut many environmental programs.

Some highlights of the budget proposal include:

- The elimination of LIHEAP, a program that helps low-income people heat and cool their homes

Terminating $4 billion for electric vehicle chargers from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

- Repurposing billions in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law green funding at the Department of Energy to support energy sources favored by the administration as well as AI

Canceling $15 billion from the bipartisan infrastructure law for technologies including renewables and carbon capture

- Canceling funds for environmental research at various agencies

- Reducing funds for FEMA non-disaster grant programs

The budget reflects the administration’s priorities, but is ultimately unlikely to be adopted by Congress, where funding typically requires bipartisan agreement.

Welcome to The Hill’s Energy & Environment newsletter, I’m Rachel Frazin — keeping you up to speed on the policies impacting everything from oil and gas to new supply chains.

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How policy will affect the energy and environment sectors now and in the future:

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What We’re Reading

News we’ve flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics:

Trump EPA punished dissenters despite ‘legal risk‘ warning (E&E News)

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What Others are Reading

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GOP rep on Hegseth firing Army chief of staff: ‘I will look into it immediately’

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