APNewsBreak: Ag Secretary Vilsack calls Army Corps to task on Missouri River management

07/08/11 DES MOINES, Iowa - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has taken the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to task for its handling of the Missouri River in a letter questioning its decision not to release more water from dams earlier in the spring to prevent prolonged flooding this summer.

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USDA Announces $23.6 Million in Clean Water Grants for Rural Alaska

07/16/11 This Friday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that 14 communities in Alaska will receiving $23.6 million in grants as part of the Rural Alaska Village Grant program for water and wastewater improvement projects.

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USDA provides $24 millon for rural Alaska sanitation improvements

07/18/11 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that 14 communities, many with populations that are predominately Alaska Native, will receive $23.6 million through the Rural Alaska Village Grant program to fund water quality improvement projects in rural Alaska villages, said a written statement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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