Topline:
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget was released today, and it includes a total of $2.9 billion in cuts to climate-related programs as part of an effort to make up a projected $38 billion dollar shortfall.
Proposed reductions: Water-related programs ($796 million reduction), wildfire and forest resilience ($101 million), extreme heat ($40.1 million), community resilience ($90 million) and coastal resilience ($452 million).
What are the implications?: We could see cuts to funding for individual programs like those that deal with PFAS (forever chemicals) and extreme heat and community resilience.
What’s actually going to happen?: We don't know. By the time a budget is approved later this year, it’ll likely look much different than the governor's proposed budget that was released today.
