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US government to spend $30M on forest restoration
2014-02-06 12:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday it will spend $30 million this year on forest restoration projects in 12 states to reduce the threat of wildfires, protect water quality and improve wildlife habitat for at-risk species. Those first 13 projects will be the start of a multi-year initiative to improve the health of forests and watersheds on public and private lands, Agriculture Undersecretary Robert Bonnie said. With longer fire seasons in recent years burning more areas, and beetle...
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