51.   The ambitious Republican campaign to undo major environmental programs reaches full force this week on several fronts in both the House and Senate.

52.   The Clinton administration condemned the proposal as part of a broad Republican effort to undo decades of environmental programs.

53.   The group pieced together money from a county open-space bond initiative, state and federal environmental programs, and other sources to buy the scenery.

54.   The House bill would cut less out of education, national service and environmental programs than the rescission measure vetoed by Clinton just five weeks ago.

55.   The president wants a smaller tax break and less drastic spending cuts to preserve Medicare, Medicaid, education and environmental programs.

56.   The president wants to keep some education, training, and environmental programs under the federal umbrella.

57.   The president contended that the across-the-board cut would lead to layoffs in the military and harm education and environmental programs, a charge that Republicans deny.

58.   The president charged that the across-the-board cut would lead to layoffs in the military, and harm education and environmental programs.

59.   The Senate on Thursday approved two spending bills that cut conservation and environmental programs deeply, but the White House remained adamant that both would be vetoed.

60.   The state currently gets all unclaimed deposits and uses the money for environmental programs.