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Our Streets PDX Funding Conversation
2014-02-26 20:51:35| PortlandOnline
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Our Streets PDX Funding Conversation
2014-02-26 00:17:55| PortlandOnline
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Obama To Propose Changes to Wildfire Funding in Budget
2014-02-22 19:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Weather Channel: Obama wants the Interior and Agriculture Departments, the two agencies tasked with fighting wildfires, to be able to draw funds from a special disaster account when the cost of tackling fires exceeds their annual budget. That's the same approach the federal government currently takes when responding to hurricanes and tornadoes. The official said the new approach was aimed at providing more certainty for agencies fighting fires. The proposal will be included in the annual budget Obama will send...
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Obama to Propose Shift in Wildfire Funding
2014-02-22 16:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: President Obamas annual budget request to Congress will propose a significant change in how the government pays to fight wildfires, administration officials said, a move that they say reflects the ways in which climate change is increasing the risk for and cost of those fires. The wildfire funding shift is one in a series of recent White House actions related to climate change as Mr. Obama tries to highlight the issue and build political support for his administrations more muscular policies,...
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Canada doubles funding to increase marine pollution surveillance fleet
2014-02-21 12:22:00| Ship Technology
The Canadian Government has doubled spending to increase the number of flights to conduct aerial surveillance operations for pollution from ships off coasts.
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