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Winter 2003 - V.18 N.4 Table of Content	Congress Oks $150 million for Everglades
News Around the Lagoon First Phase of Everglades Restoration Begins Trace Levels of Wood Presearvations Found in Florida Aquifer Nonnative Mussels Found in Tampa could Spread Wildly House Members Urge Bush to Retain Clean Water Act Protection Artificial Reefs Study and Regulation Plan Invasive Cogon Grass May Surpass Kudzu as Southern Plant Scourge Congress Oks $150 million for Everglades Central Florida Water Supply in Peril 5,000 New Fish Species in Census of Oceans EPA Reports 40 More Superfund Toxic Waste Site Cleanups Skin Lesions Affect Fishermen and Swimmers Mercury Decreases in Everglades Surfriders TRests Prompts Further StudyRunoff Cause Cattails Spread in Everglades Puffer-fish Band Stretches to One Year	Congress has passed a bill that includes $150 million for construction projects related to the Everglades and Kissimmee River restoration projects. The money is part of the energy and water appropriation bill. The federal money is the latest installment in the $8.4 billion, 20-year Everglades restoration project. Next Article: Central Florida Water Supply in Peril

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