News Release: EPA Protects Wetlands in Calif. and Ariz. with $1.5 Million in Grants
From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the award of $1,565,140 in 2013 Wetland Program Development Grants to six tribes in California and Arizona and four California organizations to conduct research designed to prevent and eliminate water pollution. EPA also announces it will begin today accepting applications for the 2014 Wetland Program grant cycle. …
This is a list of the 2013 grantees: · Bishop Paiute Tribe (Bishop, Calif.) · Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (Rohnert Park, Calif.) · Pala Tribe (Pala, Calif.) · Pinoleville Pomo Nation (Mendocino County, Calif.) · Yurok Tribe (Klamath, Calif.) · White Mountain Apache Tribe (Whiteriver, Ariz.) · East Merced Resource Conservation District (Merced, Calif.) · Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy (West Sacramento, Calif.) · San Jose University (San Jose, Calif.) · Aquatic Science Center (Richmond, Calif.)
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