The story did not start with a tip. It began only with curiosity. For kicks, one Friday afternoon I re-read the environmental portion of the state budget. On Page 132 of the 266-page document is Section 13.09, entitled “DEQ Grant-in-Aid.” The terminology sounds innocuous, as does the name “Resource Institute,” the organization benefitting from this ...
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