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Enviro groups warn of sequestration impacts in report
Automatic federal spending cuts in January would force cuts in personnel and research funding at U.S. EPA and national parks, according to a new report by four environmental groups making the rounds on Capitol Hill. The study by the Wilderness Society, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the National Parks Conservation Association and Defenders of Wildlife says the looming sequestration would be "extremely harmful" to various agencies, primarily EPA. Go to story #1