Amidst all the negative and uglyness, a bit of good news.

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EPA hiring jobless workers for Great Lakes cleanup

Published: Tuesday, August 23, 2011
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By The Associated Press

TRAVERSE CITY (AP) — 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.

Among the priorities are cleaning up toxic pollution, fighting invasive species, improving wildlife habitat and protecting watersheds from contaminated runoff.

In recent weeks, EPA has been announcing grants for projects around the region from the $300 million allocated for the 2011 fiscal year. The final $6 million from that pot of money will go to the unemployment initiative, said Susan Hedman, EPA's regional administrator in Chicago.

http://theoaklandpress.com/articles/2011/08/23/news/state/doc4e542f8ab117d797501759.txt

[JDPriestly]

1. K&R

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2. that is good news!

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3. WPA writ small

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4. there are a lot of places and things that need improvement like this

which would open up even more job openings.

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5. That's what I'm talkin about!

I know it goes against all things American right now, but I WANT my tax money used to put people to work for the common good!