About $31.9 billion dollars it has been assessed went to natural resources and the environment in fiscal year 2008 as a federal spending figure. [source:
http://www.publicagenda.org/charts/federal-spending-environment]
That was 4 years ago.
There are different ways of looking at the spending picture. Less money can be spent on environmental efforts and causes through more cost effective mechanisms to accomplish environmental goals.
Therefore, just because the environmental sector was affected by spending cuts, does not always mean that less is being done for the environment.
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Posted by ETIS Finance Blog.
