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On Aug. 6, 1998, White House and Administration officials announced a U.S. Dept.
of Agriculture proposal of as much as $221 million for the Conservation Reserve
Enhancement Program, over a 10-15 year period and subject to congressional
appropriation, to assist NC in fighting river contamination from animal waste and
agricultural runoff that may stimulate Pfiesteria. An additional $365,000 grant
of NOAA and EPA funds seeks to help NC officials investigate and monitor the
recent Neuse River fish kill, and prevent additional outbreaks. [Assoc Press,
Reuters, Dow Jones News]