Obama Pledges $279 million for Everglades Restoration - Blue Living Ideas

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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