Saturday, August 05, 2006
Salton Sea: Emergency clean up funds called for
Responding to the die-off of millions of fish at the Salton Sea, Rep. Mary Bono, R-Palm Springs, on Friday [August 4, 2006] issued a release calling for immediate action to clean up the sea.
In the release, Bono asked for emergency funding from the Environmental Protection Agency, the California Resources Agency and other government agencies.
"Over the past decade, fish and bird fatalities at the Salton Sea have occurred with alarming frequency," Bono said in the release. "This most recent devastation demands immediate attention and cooperative action to address both the cleanup and the need for a long-term solution to restore the Salton Sea. Emergency funding would help speed the recovery process and protect against additional environmental and health impacts."
Bono has worked to secure federal funds in the past to help clean up the Salton Sea.
Source: David Hermann, The Press Enterprise
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