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By Dennis Yusko, Times Union, Albany, N.Y.  Dec. 14--HALFMOON -- A $1.68 million federal grant for Halfmoon and  Clifton Park will upgrade the Erie Canal towpath connecting the towns into a  pedestrian-bicycle path that residents of both communities can use.
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Panama is set to start work on a $5bn (Â£2.4bn) project to widen the Panama Canal to increase its capacity.
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By Gail Smith-Arrants, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 22--Resurrection of a wetlands Land near 2 schools will be restored to its former life-rich state Gail Smith-Arrants   It's a tranquil but neglected spot, a slice of old farm bottomland.
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EASTERN  LANCASTER - The Virginia Department of Transportation plans to seek $1 million in federal grants to replace two ferries on the Northern Neck. The Lancaster County Board of Supervisors endorsed the proposal Thursday night to replace the Merry Point Ferry on state Route 604.
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By Anna King, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Feb. 7--Workers on Tuesday towed to safety a piece of motorized track equipment that dangled from a bridge over the Columbia River.
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By Kie Relyea, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Jun. 3--The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has given a Bellingham salmon restoration group $158,734 in grants.
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By Dori Berman  Lawmakers hoping to improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay have proposed assessing a fee on all new construction to create a dedicated funding source for bay cleanup programs.
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By Larry Carson, The Baltimore Sun  Dec. 15--The Columbia Association wants more county government money to help dredge Lake Kittamaqundi. Howard Community College wants a $40 million health sciences building. And Howard Transit buses need replacing.
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Efforts are being made to refloat an Irish Sea ferry which ran aground at a Scottish port in high winds.
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The assembly government is taking court action to recover a grant from a dairy firm, which closed its plant last year.
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Hull tops the list for government cash to aid recovery from last month's floods.
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By Kevin Yamamura, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 15--Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called Thursday for a canal to transfer water around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, marking the first time he has expressed support for the historically controversial project.
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By Kirk Moore, Asbury Park Press, N.J.  Feb. 4--An open-space fund that's supported by Ocean County property  taxpayers will lend Stafford nearly $2.4 million to fulfill its obligations  for preserving Pinelands forest.
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Communities Secretary Hazel Blears says local authorities will be given financial aid to help deal with flood damage.
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Residents of the coastal town devastated by a mudslide that killed 10 people will be offered a package of federal loans and grants intended to help them relocate.
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By Mark Ginocchio And Doug Dalena, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Dec. 14--Millions of dollars worth of transportation, environmental and public safety projects in lower Fairfield County could lose federal funding if a congressional Democratic budget proposal is approved.
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By Rebecca Dellagloria, The Miami Herald  Feb. 11--More than a year after Homestead lost a county permit to dig for fill dirt at a city-owned lake, officials have come to an agreement with Miami-Dade to reinstate the permit.