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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Environmentalists are hailing a new bill to expand Everglades cleanup by extending the effort to the northern reaches of the ecosystem.
A bill lawmakers sent last week to Gov. Charlie Crist doubles the amount of money going into Everglades cleanup, up to $200 million from the $100 million the program has received yearly since state and federal officials pledged in 2000 to try to reverse decades of pollution-caused problems in the River of Grass.
With matching money from local governments and state funding for other related projects, the total spending will be close to $500 million, said state Sen. Burt Saunders, who led the effort in the Senate.
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