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Great Expectations
Big Great Lakes cleanup plan gets an OK, but no federal funds |
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13 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Great Expectations Big Great Lakes cleanup plan gets an OK, but no federal funds U.S. EPA administrator Stephen Johnson and a bipartisan coalition of Midwestern lawmakers and officials approved a 15-year strategy to restore the Great Lakes on Monday. But the Bush administration says it won't fund the plan, which may cost up to $20 billion. The strategy to pull the lakes back from imminent ecologica ... |
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| Topics: environmental restoration, Great Lakes, news, politics (all these topics) |
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The Ballast's in Your Court
Enviro-backed Great Lakes bill stalls, industry-backed bill advances |
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18 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Ballast's in Your Court Enviro-backed Great Lakes bill stalls, industry-backed bill advances Following this summer's massive Detroit News series on threats to the Great Lakes, a key protection measure is ... wait for it ... stalled in Congress. Officials from Great Lakes states and conservationists back the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act, which would force shippers to use stronger measures to kill invasive species in ... |
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