Feds Cut $9M for Down East Coastal Restoration Project
Maine has lost $9 million it was awarded to reduce flooding and restore fish habitat Down East, making the project another victim of the Trump administration's continued efforts to cut federal spending.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration notified the Maine Department of Marine Resources in April that the project was an "overuse of taxpayer dollars" and no longer "relevant" to the administration's priorities.
The grant funding was meant to elevate a road in Addison so it wouldn't flood and to add a culvert that would help fish and...
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