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This is so awesome...the EPA is specifically hiring UNEMPLOYED workers for Great Lakes cleanup efforts. THIS is a jobs plan, right here.
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it will spend $6 million to hire unemployed people who can work on Great Lakes cleanup projects.
Congress has appropriated $775 million over the past two years for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a wide-ranging plan to improve the region's environmental health.
The Obama administration moved forward on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and passed over 450 million dollars in Great Lakes restoration funding for 2011 with a plan to spend at least that much every year for five years. That money has been reduced to 300 million for 2012, as one of the items on the budget cut chopping block. I'm not going to complain TOO much.
But for those looking for a public works program...here ya go.
Supporters of the Great Lakes initiative have said repeatedly it would stimulate the region's economy and create jobs. The newly announced program is unique because it specifically targets jobless workers, said Phillippa Cannon, spokeswoman for the agency's Chicago office.
Hedman said the initiative is similar to the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Depression-era program that put the unemployed to work.
EPA will choose projects by the end of September. To qualify, they must provide immediate, direct ecological benefits and be located in areas identified as federal priorities, such as national lakeshores or areas of concern. They also must include a detailed budget and produce measurable results.
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