Trump’s proposed budget deals another big blow to science, clean energy, and the environment

is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home , a podcast from Vox Media and Audible Originals. President Donald Trump proposed drastic budget cuts today that could stymie green energy projects, gut environmental protections, and further hobble health and climate research in the US. Topline budget proposals released today for the 2026 fiscal year would ax $15 billion in federal funding for renewable energy and new technologies to capture carbon dioxide emissions. It would strip nearly $18 billion from the National Institutes of Health, while the Environmental Protection Agency would see its budget slashed in half. “The budget document is laced with racist, anti-science, petty, and cruel language that should be beneath the president of the United States.” “The budget document is laced with racist, anti-science, petty, and cruel language that should be beneath ... Read full article.