RESTORE Act: A New Hope for Gulf Coast Recovery

The effort to move the RESTORE Act — for Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourism Opportunities and Revived Economy — has attracted support from a range of groups, including local officials and environmental groups. “The RESTORE Act is universally accepted,” said Connie Rockco, a commissioner from Harrison County, Miss. ‘Yet, the toxic environment of Washington politics has stalled the bill.’ ” (“Gulf Coast lawmakers push for RESTORE Act,” Montgomery Advertiser, February 9, 2012 http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20120214/NEWS02/202140325/Gulf-Coast-lawmakers-push-RESTORE-Act

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