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type: Concept

EPA/GMP
type: Concept
definition: The United States environmental Protection Agency Gulf of Mexico Program began in 1988 and concentrates itself on the five Gulf Coast states. The projects have encompassed everything from improving septic systems to planting seagrass to protect habitats. Chances are if it involved helping the ecological and economic health of the region, the Gulf of Mexico Program was there to help in some form or another. Five Gulf Coast States and Information Links: Alabama: "http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/pubinfo/artificialbeach.html" Florida: "http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/habitat/seagrassplan.html" Louisiana: "http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/pubinfo/empact.html" Mississippi: "http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/pubinfo/poplar.html" Texas: For more information on the Gulf of Mexico Program, link to "http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/"
in scheme: projects