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Legislation Directs Money to Gulf Coast Restoration
by Adam Hochberg, NPRDecember 20, 2006
President Bush signs legislation that expands oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, and directs the royalties into restoring the region's wetlands.
Area residents are concerned that the money from the legislation won't reach the coast for years. They'd like to see the billions needed for wetlands restoration start flowing now.
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