Too much, too little, too late....

The federal government has pledged millions of dollars to make up for the environmental damage from building hundreds of miles of fences along the Mexican border through wilderness and protected lands.(NY Times)

The DHS has pledged $50 million in 2009 to clean up their mess, which is but a pittance compared to the damage they've done. Still, it's better than nothing, and maybe, just maybe, that $50 million will actually trickle down to the border region and improve our understanding of how the wall is affecting wildlife habitats. Then, we'll have all the ammunition we need to start suing to bring it down.

The environmental groups said that although steps to minimize the environmental harm of the fence were welcome, they would press the new administration to halt further fence building and reassess what had been done.

“We heard in Janet Napolitano’s remarks this week interest in evaluating this project, and that certainly is what the Sierra Club is asking for,” said Oliver Bernstein, a spokesman for that group in Texas. “This $50 million is too little, too late, but it is recognition that the border wall project is having tremendous environmental consequences.”

And not, one might add, any discernible effect on stopping migrants. (Via.)