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Oregon Governor Says No To Banned California Miners

Posted on Oct 20, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

Governor Schwarzenegger upset many gold miners this summer when he signed into law a ban on suction dredge mining in California rivers after a moratorium was put in place by the Alameda Superior Court.  The short term ban on dredge mining is meant to protect threatened fish populations until the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) revises “its dredging restrictions and place limits on what areas can be mined, when they can be mined and the size of equipment that can be used”.  Now, Oregon’s Governor Kulongoski is concerned banned California miners will invade his state.
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Obama Pledges $279 million for Everglades Restoration

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

In 2000, legislation to restore the Everglades created a partnership between the US federal government and the state of Florida to undertake the largest environmental project in US history called the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP).  Under this agreement, saving the Everglades would take 30 years, and the burden of cost (estimated at $10 billion) would be split equally between the partners.  Unfortunately, the federal government has not been forthcoming with the funding for restoration until now.
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