This article from the NY Times talks about the plans to put money towards the environmental damage that the building of the fence caused. Environmental groups see the effort as too late. Plans are explained:"That compensation could include modifying the fence to curb flooding and to accommodate threatened and endangered species or restoring their habitats, but officials have not worked out those details and it will vary depending on the area."
The most interesting part of this involves the prior government:
"The agreement between the two departments has been in the works since April, when the homeland security secretary, Michael Chertoff, to the dismay of environmentalists and some scientists in the Interior Department, used his Congressionally authorized power to waive environmental laws to speed access to broad swaths of land."
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/17/us/17border.html?_r=1
No comments:
Post a Comment