“EPA deals with climate change issues in virtually everything that they do,” says Kyla Bennett, the director of science policy for the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.
The EPA’s research and development office houses work like the Air, Climate and Energy Research Program, which it says aims to address the causes and consequences of climate change.
Bennett is concerned about the real-life impact that could come with these cuts.
“An America without the Office of Research and Development at EPA will lead to worse climate change because of emissions, air that’s not healthy to breathe, water that’s not healthy drink, and food supply that’s healthy to eat,” she said.