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ivironment News Service : White House, C . . . Applaud Environmental Funding Compromise wysiwyg : // 1 /http : //ens -news . com/ens/sep2000/2000L- 09 - 29 - 15 . lhtml <br /> r <br /> Network Free Internet . . for it <br /> Locos Home > News > Environment > <br /> Top News l r- , It <br /> , <br /> Headlines Environment - <br /> I: ''. T' .t � ' F' . . ' 'lp <br /> Environment <br /> News Message <br /> Board White House , Congress Applaud <br /> Environmental Funding Compromise <br /> Personalize Your <br /> News <br /> By Brian Hansen <br /> Environment <br /> Websites WASHINGTON , DC , September 29 , 2000 ( ENS ) - Congress has <br /> wrapped up a flurry of last minute negotiations on the Interior <br /> News Web Guide Department ' s spending bill , which the White House is predicting will <br /> be a " fantastic step forward " in terms of funding a host of <br /> Current Events conservation and environmental programs . <br /> Chat <br /> George Frampton , chair of the White House Council on <br /> Science News Environmental Quality , acknowledged that the final details of the <br /> massive spending bill will not be known until next week . <br /> E - Wire <br /> Instant Updates But barring any " last minute surprises , " the bill should please <br /> anyone who is concerned about protecting the nation ' s forests , <br /> Environment oceans and open spaces , Frampton said . <br /> News Index <br /> " What we do know is that the bill represents an historic <br /> Environment breakthrough in conservation funding , " Frampton said . " This in our <br /> Events Calendar view is really a fantastic step forward . " <br /> ENS Features Last large forest in <br /> Manchester, New <br /> EcoTravel ►a ' ' <br /> EDF Scorecard r _, " �. `' �.� : ,x ' Hampshire is now the <br /> Shopping Green r , �` ' k 4 - I � � focus of a heated fight <br /> Cartoons M �' VV ` ,: . `� is <br /> ' ;-" ' ' �" between developers and <br /> PI ; ji4tVIII <br /> oil <br /> , ; i � conservationists who want <br /> IN 1 IV 11Nim <br /> IV <br /> _ � " it for an urban park . ( Photo <br /> � 1 � 15� ` 4 . " f �41it k courtesy Manchester, NH Urban <br /> , <br /> rlr 1 Ki. 5 yy , {M <br /> � JVI It,• 11, , � Open Space ) <br /> � } �> <br /> I per <br /> wi ya According to Frampton , the <br /> i , <br /> # ; ' " bill will reflect many of the <br /> tit <br /> . .:1 ` •u'3 = •� • . ° essential elements outlined in <br /> the Conservation and <br /> Reinvestment Act ( CARA ) , which has been one of the centerpieces of <br /> the Clinton administration ' s environmental policy agenda . That <br /> initiative was designed to direct federal dollars towards urban parks , <br /> coastal fisheries and historic preservation projects . <br /> The newly architected spending bill would also bolster the revenue <br /> of 5 10/2/2000 8 : 21 AM <br />