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Trump backs $72B enforcement, moves to eliminate Chemical Safety Board

6/3/2026

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Trump Funding Push

The administration is advancing major funding and regulatory changes in immigration enforcement, chemical safety oversight, and federal research grant review.
President Donald Trump proposed $72 billion enforcement, elimination of Chemical Safety Board, and an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rule.
DHS Secretary Ken Mullin warned could halt Newark Airport processing unless police secure detention facility.
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez urged funding staffing for the Chemical Safety Board after a spill.

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Trump Funding

The National Park Service diverted $90 million in fees to Washington, D.C., including a $1.6 million fireworks display and $76 million for fountain repairs.
President Donald Trump’s administration is advancing funding and regulatory changes in immigration enforcement, chemical safety oversight, and research grant review.
Park Service staffing fell about a quarter—roughly 4,000 jobs—leading to longer lines and closed campgrounds.
White House would require appointees to approve grants and block diversity, immigration, or voter-registration funding.

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Historical Context

After Nixon signed the EPA into law on July 9 1970, the agency began with a $1.4 billion budget and over 1,000 plant inspections in its first five years, prompting Congress to create the Chemical Safety Board in 1996. Now the Trump administration, with EPA administrator Lee Zeldin (appointed Jan 29 2025), proposes eliminating the CSB and cutting other environmental funds, threatening three decades of oversight.

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Trump Funding Push

The administration is advancing major funding and regulatory changes in immigration enforcement, chemical safety oversight, and federal research grant review.
President Donald Trump proposed $72 billion enforcement, elimination of Chemical Safety Board, and an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rule.
DHS Secretary Ken Mullin warned could halt Newark Airport processing unless police secure detention facility.
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez urged funding staffing for the Chemical Safety Board after a spill.

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