More than 300 of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund sites are at risk of being damaged due to climate change, The Associated Press reported Friday.

The AP found that 327 sites are either at risk of flooding or otherwise could be impacted by a rise in sea levels caused by climate change. The toxic waste sites could pose a risk to the areas where they are located if they are flooded or otherwise damaged.

Many of the sites have had some work done to prevent the toxic waste from spreading, including having plastic sheets placed over them to block rain.

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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Edward (Scott) Scott PruittJuan Williams: Swamp creature at the White House Science protections must be enforceable Conspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention MORE has said previously that he plans on focusing on Superfund sites and ordered for cleaning at the sites to be streamlined in July.

The Trump administration’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year, which would start on Oct. 1, would slash the budget for Superfund sites by roughly a third.

The EPA declined to generally comment on the AP’s analysis. But an EPA spokesman told the AP that “despite fear-mongering from the Associated Press, not a single dollar has actually been eliminated, as Congress still hasn’t passed a budget.”

The Superfund sites came under scrutiny after several sites flooded in Texas due to Hurricane Harvey.

Climate change has also been a point of contention within the Trump EPA, with President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE declining to say if he believes human activity is major factor driving climate change.

Pruitt has called for a public debate on the causes of climate change, but plans for such a debate have reportedly put on hold.