National parks get facelifts as stimulus funds arrive (USA Today)
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By Andrea Stone
USA TODAY
National parks are getting $750 million in federal economic stimulus money to chip into a to-do list that includes repairing historic buildings, constructing trails and increasing renewable energy use from Independence Hall in Philadelphia to Yosemite in California.
"This is probably the most significant investment made in more than a generation," Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said in an interview before the Earth Day announcement.
More than 750 projects in 48 states are expected to create 30,000 to 40,000 jobs starting this summer. That includes 15,000 jobs in a proposed 21st Century Youth Conservation Corps.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2009-04-22-national-parks_N.htm
By Andrea Stone
USA TODAY
National parks are getting $750 million in federal economic stimulus money to chip into a to-do list that includes repairing historic buildings, constructing trails and increasing renewable energy use from Independence Hall in Philadelphia to Yosemite in California.
"This is probably the most significant investment made in more than a generation," Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said in an interview before the Earth Day announcement.
More than 750 projects in 48 states are expected to create 30,000 to 40,000 jobs starting this summer. That includes 15,000 jobs in a proposed 21st Century Youth Conservation Corps.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2009-04-22-national-parks_N.htm
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