Spending bill rejects Trump effort to gut water cleanups
Published on March 23, 2018 at 02:31PM by By JOHN FLESHER, AP Environmental Writer
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump has gotten nowhere in his push to kill federal support for cleaning up some of the nation's most prized waterways, as Congress voted to keep funding at current levels — and in some cases, boost it. A $1.3 trillion spending package approved Thursday by the House and early Friday by the Senate includes nearly $448 million for Environmental Protection Agency programs benefiting regional waters degraded by pollution, overdevelopment and exotic species invasions. That's an increase from $436 million in the previous budget. By far the biggest recipient is the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which again gets $300 million.
Published on March 23, 2018 at 02:31PM by By JOHN FLESHER, AP Environmental Writer
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump has gotten nowhere in his push to kill federal support for cleaning up some of the nation's most prized waterways, as Congress voted to keep funding at current levels — and in some cases, boost it. A $1.3 trillion spending package approved Thursday by the House and early Friday by the Senate includes nearly $448 million for Environmental Protection Agency programs benefiting regional waters degraded by pollution, overdevelopment and exotic species invasions. That's an increase from $436 million in the previous budget. By far the biggest recipient is the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which again gets $300 million.
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