Defense Environment Alert -- As part of its fiscal year 2007 budget request, the Defense Department is seeking $1.4 billion for chemical weapons demilitarization, a slight increase from its FY-06 request. The request includes $350 million in dedicated funding for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (ACWA) program that activists have long urged the military to aggressively support, according to budget documents released by DOD on Feb. 6 and sources following the issue. Citizens' groups are applauding DOD's decision to ask...
