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Environmental Policy Program Issues New Briefs for Legislative Committees

Posted February 17, 2010
Contact: Courtney Yarbrough, cryarb@uga.edu; 706.542.6221

Aquifer storage and recovery, meeting national ambient air quality standards, and interbasin transfers are the topics of three new briefs prepared for those responsible for deciding the state’s environmental policies.

The Institute’s Environmental Policy Program conducts policy research on environmental and natural resource issues facing Georgia and provides assistance and instruction to state and local officials.

More information and copies of the briefs are found here.

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