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Clean Water Action & Sierra Club Endorse David Cicilline for Congress.

Environmental Organizations Will Announce Endorsement of David Cicilline for Congress at Burnside Park near the water fountain, Kennedy Plaza, Providence RI, on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 2:00pm. Participating will be Mayor David Cicilline, Nicole Poepping of Clean Water Action, and Abel Collins of the Sierra Club.

$7 Million for RI Private Agricultural and Woodland Owners ~ Deadline Oct 30, 2009

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Program Workshop is October 13.

If you cannot attend this workshop, call Paul Boisvert at NRCS for further information ~ 401-397-9421

Over $7 million is available for private agricultural and private forestry or woodland owners! Although NRCS accepts applications for assistance throughout the year, our next milestone application deadline is October 30, 2009. Come learn about how NRCS grants provide financial and technical assistance that address:

*Composting animal and plant wastes
*Protecting crop fields
*Preventing soil erosion
*Enhancing your woodlands
*Eradicating invasive plant species
*Managing your manure
*Improving your pasture land
*Reducing your irrigation water use
*Improving your water quality
*Protecting and enhancing wildlife areas

Whether or not you are familiar with NRCS’ programs, technical and financial assistance available, have completed an application, or plan on completing an application, the workshop will provide valuable information including:

*Summary of programs available to address common conservation needs
*Review Application Process
*Review Planning Process
*Review Contract Process

October 13, 2009
6 PM - 8 PM
Laurel Grange, Corner of Snake & Sawmill Roads, Harmony [Exeter], RI

Please contact Paul Boisvert at 401-397-9421 to register.

Press Release from Senator Whitehouse ~ Whitehouse: Report on Politicization at EPA Demands Congressional Oversight ~ April 23, 2008

From Senator Sheldon Whitehouse:

Press release received April 23, 2008 from Senator Whitehouse's office:

Whitehouse: Report on Politicization at EPA Demands Congressional Oversight
Union of Concerned Scientists Releases Survey of EPA Scientists

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, said Congress should look further into repeated instances in which the Bush administration put politics before science, a subject detailed in a report released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). 

The report documented numerous cases in which work by scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was edited, manipulated, or undermined by Bush administration political appointees.  Whitehouse has been an outspoken critic of EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson and the Bush administration’s environmental policy.