After a year of promises to make the Great Lakes a greater national priority, the Bush administration is pulling back from an ambitious $20 billion plan to restore and protect the world's largest source of freshwater.
But then there's this:
The Bush administration remains committed to a wide-ranging Great Lakes restoration project, despite an internal document suggesting money for new programs won’t be available, an Environmental Protection Agency official said Friday.
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/news/local/12859030.htm
Posted by Dave at October 9, 2005 01:15 PM