On May 12, 2009 Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), addressed the US Senate proposing the EPA’s 2010 budget requesting $10.5 billion.
This 37% increase over the 2009 budget includes increases to priorities such as investments in water infrastructure, Great Lakes restoration, a comprehensive approach to slow global warming, strengthening environmental enforcement, reinstating superfund, continuation of the Brownfields program, and increased funding to clean up leaking underground storage tanks.
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