Claim: In the 2011 legislative session, DEQ's budget was cut 18.5 percent — a disproportionate cut compared to other natural resource agencies.
Fact-check: Did Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality take a disproportionate hit in the 2011-13 budget?  
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Janie Har
Date published: 2012-02-07T00:00:00