WASHINGTON
(January 30, 2007)
- The nation’s leading
environmental groups
today are releasing the
annual “Green
Budget” for
fiscal year 2008,
calling on Congress and
the president to restore
adequate funding to
protect public health
and natural resources
for the American people.
The Green Budget is an
investor’s guide to
federal environmental
programs. It outlines
the most critical needs,
and highlights areas
where even a small
amount of funding will
pay huge dividends when
it comes to protecting
our air, water, climate,
public health and
wildlife. The Green
Budget also seeks to
shift money from
programs that harm the
environment, such as
subsidies for polluting
industries, to funding
for environmental
protection.
Conservation groups say
environmental funding is
at the lowest level in
years. Last year, the
Bush administration
tried to cut
environmental spending
by $4.3 billion -- 13
percent below FY 2006
levels.
