At a Glance Trump budget slashes EPA funding, including $100 million for climate change programs. In defense of Trump's budget, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney says climate change programs are a "waste of your money." Despite years of research proving that climatechange is real, the White House defended a proposal Thursday to slash federal funding for climate change programs, deeming it “a waste of your money.” “I think the president was fairly straightforward on that: We’re not spending money...

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