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Article: Southern Company, Environmental Partners Award Eight Wetland Restoration Grants Through Five Star Program.
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- May 28, 2009
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ATLANTA, May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southern Company , the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, National Association of Counties and Wildlife Habitat Council today announced that eight new wetland, riparian and coastal conservation grants have been awarded in the Southeast through the Five Star Restoration Program.
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This year, Southern Company provided $198,928 in grants and, combined with partner matching funds, a total of nearly $580,000 to restore more than 81 wetland acres and 12,500 feet of riparian buffer across 8 projects in Alabama, ...