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USDA to Fund Conservation Effort in 12 States

Associated Press, Henry Jackson
Published September 24, 2009

Excerpt: Vilsack said the effort was "a bold new approach" for USDA, which has already funded efforts to improve water quality in the Mississippi. "We've already seen how conservation practices can improve water quality within the basin ..." Vilsack said in the video. "Today's announcement will accelerate our investments." Craig Cox, the Midwest president of the Environmental Working Group, an environmental advocacy organization, said the increased funding along with better enforcement of conservation compliance "will go a long way to solving the dead zone problem." Go here to read the rest: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j8IEvsMmeV9HrH9-1BLk2V...
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