Average EPA budget under each president
When adjusted for inflation, the average U.S. Environmental Protection Agency budget enacted under each president has declined for several decades. The Trump administration's EPA budget proposal for fiscal year 2026, if approved by Congress, would be far lower.
Bars show Carter with the highest budget, then a large drop to Reagan, a rise with Bush and declines since. Trump's proposal would is less than half Biden's average and a third of Reagan's.
