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From NRDC’s Legislative Watch…

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Details on the budget and regarding those entities mentioned in the NRDC Legislative Watch below are here, and here - Land and Water Conservation Fund , and here - Clean Water State Revolving Fund.

Get educated, folks. These are your tax dollars we’re talking about…
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On 2/4, President Bush released his $3.1 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2009. It includes an overall cut of almost $500 million from energy efficiency and renewable energy programs, while increasing funding for fossil fuels and nuclear energy by more than $350 million. The proposal also includes $8 billion in loan guarantees for coal (including liquid coal projects), $18.5 billion in loan guarantees for new nuclear
facilities, and $2 billion for reprocessing nuclear waste. In addition, the president proposes cutting $104 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the principal source of funds for acquiring lands for parks, wildlife refuges and other conservation use. The proposal would leave the fund with only $45 million, less than one-third of its current level. The president also would cut $134 million from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. Congressional committees have begun holding budget oversight hearings.

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