The budget also reduces funding for FEMA, climate resilience projects, and water infrastructure programs.
President Trump's proposed budget for fiscal year 2027 includes a 10% cut to non-defense spending, slashing budgets for what the administration calls "woke, weaponized, and wasteful programs" including emergency management and renewable energy grants.
As Robyn Griggs Lawrence explains in Smart Cities Dive, the budget cuts non-disaster FEMA funding by $1.3 billion, eliminates environmental justice grants, and Department of Interior renewable energy programs. It also cuts $510 million in Department of Agriculture funds for projects tied to green infrastructure and climate change.
According to a statement from Climate Action Campaign Director Margie Alt, "This budget would slash the EPA budget by 52%." International Association of Emergency Managers President Josh Morton warned that "The proposed reductions would significantly weaken national readiness at a time when communities are facing more frequent, complex, and costly threats."
FULL STORY: Trump’s FY27 budget slashes climate and disaster funding, shifting costs to cities and states
FEMA Resilience Program Cuts Grant Funding
The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program funded projects from flood prevention to power station upgrades.
21 Climate Resilience Projects Cancelled by the EPA
The federal government has pulled funding for at least 21 projects related to farming, food systems, and environmental justice to comply with one of Trump’s early executive orders.
Court unfreezes $20B in federal climate grants
A U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the Trump administration potentially violated the Inflation Reduction Act by attempting to claw back grants awarded under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund program.
The state-sanctioned urbicide of Austin
People don’t kill cities. Freeways do.
US to reduce Colorado River water deliveries to Mexico
A new Colorado Treaty amendment reduces Mexico’s Colorado River water allocation by 250,000 acre feet.
New Jersey’s second-largest city bans standalone data centers
Jersey City will continue to allow co-location facilities, such as those meant for research institutions that store their own data.
Amtrak not solely to blame for New Jersey commuter rail's unreliability, report finds
A new study from the Garden State Initiative found that NJ Transit’s budget grew 20% across a 4 year period, but reliability declined significantly over the same period.
EPA erases limits on planet-warming pollution from power plants
Under Monday’s plan, power plants would still have some limits on how much mercury, arsenic and other contaminants they can emit.
Phoenix announces new on-demand transit service, more frequent RAPID buses
Both new services will launch in October, and are part of Phoenix's Project Effective Access Solutions for Easing Congestion.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
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