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	<title>CT Environmental Headlines &#187; Preservation</title>
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		<title>Sullivan family proud to preserve farm</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2012/01/22/sullivan-family-proud-to-preserve-farm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A dean of New Milford's farmers and his wife, Beth, 88, to whom he has been married 65 years, still live in the home they built in 1953 alongside the original farm homestead that dates back to the 1840s.Nanci G. Hutson of the Danbury News-Times reports.]]></description>
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		<title>Farmland Preservation program deadine Oct. 31 &#8211; By John Piscopo</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/09/26/farmland-preservation-program-deadine-oct-31-by-john-piscopo/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/09/26/farmland-preservation-program-deadine-oct-31-by-john-piscopo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By State Rep. JOHN PISCOPO For landowners of open space, farmland or forest land, I wanted to remind you that you have until Oct. 31 to enroll in the state’s Public Act 490 (PA 490) tax program. This program permits these types of lands to be taxed at a lower rate. The program was created<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/09/26/farmland-preservation-program-deadine-oct-31-by-john-piscopo/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>(Outward) Bound and determined at Lovelace Preserve</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/08/03/outward-bound-and-determined-at-lovelace-preserve/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/08/03/outward-bound-and-determined-at-lovelace-preserve/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 02:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Greenwich Land Trust (GLT), a local non-profit dedicated to preserving open space permanently, recently welcomed a team of Outward Bound students and their leaders to conduct land stewardship on the GLT&#8217;s Lovelace Preserve in Cos Cob. The students earned merit-based scholarships to attend the 16-day Delaware Water Gap wilderness course, which featured canoeing and<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/08/03/outward-bound-and-determined-at-lovelace-preserve/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Connecticut&#8217;s Historic Ferries Should Be Preserved: For Charm, For Heritage</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/07/21/connecticuts-historic-ferries-should-be-preserved-for-charm-for-heritage/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/07/21/connecticuts-historic-ferries-should-be-preserved-for-charm-for-heritage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[But even though many seemingly more important state services would be cut, the ferries should remain. They&#8217;ve already lost some hours of service in recent years, and that&#8217;s enough. Read more here: Connecticut&#8217;s Historic Ferries Should Be Preserved: For Charm, For Heritage &#8211; Courant.com.]]></description>
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		<title>Branford OKs open space funds for 37-acre Johnson Farm</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/01/29/branford-oks-open-space-funds-for-37-acre-johnson-farm/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/01/29/branford-oks-open-space-funds-for-37-acre-johnson-farm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 20:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRANFORD — The Representative Town Meeting this week approved the town’s contribution to the preservation of the 37-acre Johnson Farm by purchasing its development rights, but delayed action on a proposed three-way building swap. via Branford OKs open space funds- The New Haven Register &#8211; Serving New Haven, Connecticut.]]></description>
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		<title>Winchester Land Trust told to rework plan for preserving 360 acres</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/01/18/winchester-land-trust-told-to-rework-plan-for-preserving-360-acres/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/01/18/winchester-land-trust-told-to-rework-plan-for-preserving-360-acres/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 01:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WINSTED -- The Winchester Land Trust must revise its proposal for protecting 360 acres of town-owned land. Click above for more on this story.]]></description>
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		<title>Granby, Simsbury land, watershed preserved; Farmington River gets water quality monitoring</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/01/11/granby-simsbury-land-watershed-preserved-farmington-river-gets-water-quality-monitoring/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/01/11/granby-simsbury-land-watershed-preserved-farmington-river-gets-water-quality-monitoring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 04:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 38-acre mountaintop wilderness and a 73-acre forest will be preserved thanks, in part, to two grants from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. A third grant will improve water quality monitoring in towns along the lower Farmington River.]]></description>
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		<title>Farm Energy Program workshops begin today in Vernon</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/01/04/farm-energy-program-workshops-begin-today-in-vernon/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/01/04/farm-energy-program-workshops-begin-today-in-vernon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join the CT Farm Energy Program for a series of 5 free workshops in January 2011 about technical assistance and financial incentives that are available to AG producers as it relates to energy. ]]></description>
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		<title>Weston&#8217;s Sustainability Team Sets Ambitious Goals</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/12/14/westons-sustainability-team-sets-ambitious-goals/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/12/14/westons-sustainability-team-sets-ambitious-goals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The natural environment maintains a special place in the hearts of Weston residents. And the Sustainability Committee is looking to build on that respect with an assortment of innovative strategies.]]></description>
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		<title>A Wildlife Preserve for ‘the Heart of New Milford’</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/11/26/a-wildlife-preserve-for-%e2%80%98the-heart-of-new-milford%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/11/26/a-wildlife-preserve-for-%e2%80%98the-heart-of-new-milford%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 23:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Northwest Conservation District (NCD) has purchased a 25-acre site at the intersection of routes 7 and 202 to create a wildlife preserve in “the heart of New Milford.” via A Wildlife Preserve for ‘the Heart of New Milford’ WEB FIRST &#8211; News &#8211; Housatonic Times.]]></description>
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		<title>Grants From The State&#8217;s Preservation Program Keep Farmers Going And Growing</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/11/23/grants-from-the-states-preservation-program-keep-farmers-going-and-growing/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/11/23/grants-from-the-states-preservation-program-keep-farmers-going-and-growing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/?p=44512</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since 1978, when Connecticut began its Farmland Preservation Program, the state has purchased the development rights on 280 farms, which means that farmers can continue to farm the land or sell it someday, but never for development.]]></description>
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		<title>Environmental council says state needs better data</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/11/22/environmental-council-says-state-needs-better-data/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/11/22/environmental-council-says-state-needs-better-data/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 23:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Connecticut's environmental watchdog panel says the state does not know how much open space or wildlife habitat it has and is relying on outdated data to make critical decisions about preservation or development. Christine Woodside reports for the The Connecticut Mirror.
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		<title>Oblong Land Conservancy Blog: The Great Swamp</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/11/13/oblong-land-conservancy-blog-the-great-swamp/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/11/13/oblong-land-conservancy-blog-the-great-swamp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The OLC's most recent acquisition, the 106 acre Slocum-Mostachetti Preserve is a rare “marble hill” surrounded by The Great Swamp, located in Wingdale, acquired in partnership with Friends of the Great Swamp.]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking for the trees &#8211; The Boston Globe</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/10/11/speaking-for-the-trees-the-boston-globe/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/10/11/speaking-for-the-trees-the-boston-globe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group of scientists and others believes 70 percent of New England can be protected as forestland – while still leaving room for development, farming, even logging. The key to making this happen? Hundreds of thousands of private landowners.]]></description>
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		<title>Roxbury&#8217;s history told in old barns</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/09/27/roxburys-history-told-in-old-barns/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/09/27/roxburys-history-told-in-old-barns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The book "Barn Stories" makes its official debut at a publishing party from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at Minor Memorial Library in Roxbury at an event that will also display paintings and photographs of Roxbury barns by local artists.]]></description>
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		<title>24th Annual Rockfall Symposium to focus on Changes to Regional Planning</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/09/17/24th-annual-rockfall-symposium-to-focus-on-changes-to-regional-planning/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/09/17/24th-annual-rockfall-symposium-to-focus-on-changes-to-regional-planning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 24th Annual Rockfall Symposium titled, “Changes to Regional Planning – New Opportunities to Share State &#038; Local Services” will take place from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 at Essex Steam Train &#038; Riverboat in Essex.]]></description>
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		<title>Plymouth Reservoir Property Tours Sept. 18 and 26</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/09/15/residents-invited-to-plymouth-reservoir-property-tours-on-918-and-926/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/09/15/residents-invited-to-plymouth-reservoir-property-tours-on-918-and-926/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Connecticut Water is offering the Town of Plymouth the opportunity to purchase 177 acres of company-owned land.  Located on North Street, the property features a pristine 39-acre reservoir that has not been used as a public drinking water supply since 1986.]]></description>
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		<title>Kent Land Trust celebrates its good fortune in two ways &#8211; New Milford Spectrum</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/09/13/kent-land-trust-celebrates-its-good-fortune-in-two-ways-new-milford-spectrum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Detlev Vagts, a Cambridge University professor emeritus, whose family for many years owned the South Kent farm leased to the Arno family, has donated 28 acres of that property to the Kent Land Trust. via Kent Land Trust celebrates its good fortune in two ways &#8211; New Milford Spectrum.]]></description>
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		<title>Dismayed by apathy toward preserving state&#8217;s open space</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/09/10/dismayed-by-apathy-toward-preserving-states-open-space/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Connecticut&#8217;s remaining farms should be protected for future generations, but no one seems to care. via Dismayed by apathy toward preserving state&#8217;s open space &#124; The Republican-American.]]></description>
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		<title>Oldest known house in Westport becomes landmark</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/12/oldest-known-house-in-westport-becomes-landmark/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WESTPORT &#8212; It took 323 years, but the John Osborn House on Long Lots Road finally got the recognition it deserves. Members of the Representative Town Meeting on Tuesday unanimously approved a recommendation by the Historic District Commission to designate the oldest known home in Westport as a local and state historic property. via Oldest<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/12/oldest-known-house-in-westport-becomes-landmark/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>On 2 Historic Roads, Renovation Encroaches on Preservation</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/05/on-2-historic-roads-renovation-encroaches-on-preservation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two historic highways on opposite side of the continent, the Pasadena Freeway in Southern California and the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut, are being endangered by repair projects, said a highway preservationist. via On 2 Historic Roads, Renovation Encroaches on Preservation &#8211; Wheels Blog &#8211; NYTimes.com.]]></description>
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		<title>Humans are gone from Pleasure Beach, and so have the shore birds</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/02/humans-are-gone-from-pleasure-beach-and-so-have-the-shore-birds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRIDGEPORT &#8212; When the Pleasure Beach bridge burned on Father&#38;apos;s Day 1996, it was thought at the time that there would be at least one benefit &#8212; shorebirds would be able to nest without being pestered by beach-going humans. Paradoxically, the opposite has happened. via Humans are gone from Pleasure Beach, and so have the<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/02/humans-are-gone-from-pleasure-beach-and-so-have-the-shore-birds/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Blumenthal, DEP Seek Injunction To Stop Continued Destruction From Illegal Logging</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/26/blumenthal-dep-seek-injunction-to-stop-continued-destruction-from-illegal-logging/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is seeking a court order to stop illegal logging in Bethel and Pomfret where extensive unpermitted tree harvesting &#8212; enough timber to build about 75 houses &#8212; has already caused significant environmental damage to trees, soil and stream channels. Blumenthal, in coordination with the Department of Environmental Protection, has asked<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/26/blumenthal-dep-seek-injunction-to-stop-continued-destruction-from-illegal-logging/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Mission of preservation</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/25/mission-of-preservation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For more than 50 years the volunteer group Friends of Greenwich Point has acted without much fanfare but has had a big impact helping preserve the beauty and health of Greenwich Point. Though not to be confused with the Greenwich Point Conservancy, which is focused on the deteriorating condition of landmarks at the park, the<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/25/mission-of-preservation/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Court upholds preservation of key 1,000 acres in Old Saybrook, Essex, Westbrook</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/25/court-upholds-preservation-of-key-1000-acres-in-old-saybrook-essex-westbrook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Excellent news,&#8221; is what Connecticut Fund for the Environment said of the Connecticut Appellate Court’s decision to uphold the Old Saybrook Inland Wetlands Commission decision to deny River Sound development permits for one of the state’s largest unprotected pieces of coastal open space known as “The Preserve.” “In upholding the decision to deny the permit,<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/25/court-upholds-preservation-of-key-1000-acres-in-old-saybrook-essex-westbrook/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Ellington Buys Development Rights Farm</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/21/ellington-buys-development-rights-farm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The acquisition of development rights of the 119-acre Silverherz farm property on Pinney Street by the town and the state has been completed. The preservation of the farm is Ellington&#8217;s first joint acquisition with the state and the federal Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program administered by the U. S. Department of Agriculture&#8217;s Natural Resource<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/21/ellington-buys-development-rights-farm/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Barn Survey in NW CT</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/17/barn-survey-in-nw-ct/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A workshop to acquaint volunteers with the work will be held July 28 at 6 p.m. at the Kent town hall. Light refreshments will be provided. There will be a brief presentation on the history of the barn in Connecticut and then instruction on how to categorize barns by type, use and construction. The resource<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/17/barn-survey-in-nw-ct/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Conservation Options for Connecticut Farmland: A Guide for Landowners, Land Trusts &amp; Municipalities</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/16/conservation-options-for-connecticut-farmland-a-guide-for-landowners-land-trusts-municipalities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abstract: Agriculture is deeply rooted in Connecticut. For generations, farms and farmers have been a cornerstone of communities throughout the state, providing: • a bounty of fresh food and produce • local jobs and tax revenues • pastoral views and recreational opportunities • wildlife habitat • clean air and water Connecticut’s agriculture is being uprooted,<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/16/conservation-options-for-connecticut-farmland-a-guide-for-landowners-land-trusts-municipalities/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Turn Plum Island Into National Wildlife Refuge &#8212; protect and preserve our delicate shores</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/29/turn-plum-island-into-national-wildlife-refuge-protect-and-preserve-our-delicate-shores/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a letter to The Hartford Courant, a writer agrees with Gov. M. Jodi Rell&#8217;s support for conservation of Plum Island when the current animal testing laboratory moves to Kansas in 2018 [editorial, June 21, "Animal Testing Laboratory"]. &#8220;With the current crisis in the Gulf of Mexico,&#8221; he writes, &#8220;it&#8217;s become more than obvious just<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/29/turn-plum-island-into-national-wildlife-refuge-protect-and-preserve-our-delicate-shores/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Paine Barn will soon have a new home</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/26/paine-barn-will-soon-have-a-new-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 20:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An early 19th Century barn from Easton will soon have a new home. The Paine Barn has been dismantled and transported to a private residence in Canterbury, a small town in eastern Connecticut, where it is expected to be reassembled this fall. Last week, a crew from Yankee Restoration removed the structure from just off<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/26/paine-barn-will-soon-have-a-new-home/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Washington, CT, Roads Named Scenic</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/25/washington-ct-roads-named-scenic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two state roads in the New Preston section of Washington, Connecticut, have been given scenic road status by the state Department of Transportation (DOT). The designations, which apply to portions of Route 202 and Route 45, require that the scenic qualities of the roadscape be considered when the DOT maintains or improves the roads. via<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/25/washington-ct-roads-named-scenic/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Guilford Barn Recipient of Historic Funds</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/25/guilford-barn-recipient-of-historic-funds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A local barn built more than 120 years ago will get a mini-face lift due to the generosity of the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation (CTHP). via Guilford Barn Recipient of Historic Funds &#124; Zip06 , Guilford, CT 06437.]]></description>
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		<title>Preservation grants awarded to two local groups</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/25/preservation-grants-awarded-to-two-local-groups/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The East Lyme Historical Society was awarded $3,900 for a structural assessment of the Thomas Lee house, a building that is listed on the National Register. The New London Ledge Lighthouse Foundation was given $14,000 for architectural and engineering studies of the Ledge Lighthouse, which is also a building that is listed on the National<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/25/preservation-grants-awarded-to-two-local-groups/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>DeLauro Announces $655,100 in Funding for Tidal Marsh Restoration in New Haven, East Lyme</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/20/delauro-announces-655100-in-funding-for-tidal-marsh-restoration-in-new-haven-east-lyme/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-03) announced a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of $655,100 to the Connecticut Fund for the Environment, Inc., to help with tidal marsh restoration in New Haven and East Lyme, according to a news release. The grant, which is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/20/delauro-announces-655100-in-funding-for-tidal-marsh-restoration-in-new-haven-east-lyme/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Congress considers historic park for Coltsville</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/13/congress-considers-historic-park-for-coltsville/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARTFORD, Conn. — Three members of Connecticut&#38;apos;s congressional delegation are pushing for legislation to designate Hartford&#8217;s Coltsville Historic District as a National Historical Park. via Congress considers historic park for Coltsville &#8211; Courant.com.]]></description>
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		<title>DEP: Governor Rell Commends Open Space Advocates</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/08/dep-governor-rell-commends-open-space-advocates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of the nationwide celebration of National Trails Day, which was Saturday, June 5, Gov. M. Jodi Rell commended 13 individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the promotion, development and enhancement of Greenways &#8212; linear open space in Connecticut. Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Deputy Commissioner Susan Frechette joined Connecticut Greenways<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/08/dep-governor-rell-commends-open-space-advocates/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Barn again: Wilton church gets state grant to restore buildings</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/04/barn-again-wilton-church-gets-state-grant-to-restore-buildings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Wilton Congregational Church recently received a state grant to restore the Comstock barns on Ridgefield Road. via Barn again: church gets state grant to restore buildings &#124; Wilton Bulletin.]]></description>
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		<title>Plum Island amazing place to be preserved</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/04/plum-island-amazing-place-to-be-preserved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plum Island should be saved from development and protected as a wildlife sanctuary with an eye toward opening it to passive public recreation (&#8220;Preserve Plum Island,&#8221; May 27). For all of the questions surrounding the island&#8217;s research facility, Plum Island &#8211; and the neighboring Gull Islands &#8211; offer the region exceptional benefits. via Plum Island<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/04/plum-island-amazing-place-to-be-preserved/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>State asks federal government to explain Plum Island plans</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/03/state-asks-federal-government-to-explain-plum-island-plans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. M. Jodi Rell has asked the federal government to provide more details on its plans to close and move the Plum Island Animal Disease Center and on future uses of the 840-acre island, located in New York waters of Long Island Sound 10 miles from the Connecticut coast. Rell sent a letter Wednesday to<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/03/state-asks-federal-government-to-explain-plum-island-plans/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>GOVERNMENT On Plum Island’s Future</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/28/government-on-plum-island%e2%80%99s-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 12:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the federal government’s plans to sell Plum Island to the highest bidder, it appears that Southold Town will have the ultimate say over what can and cannot be built there if it is sold privately. And after two hearings on both sides of Long Island Sound, residents, environmental advocates, and elected officials have said<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/28/government-on-plum-island%e2%80%99s-future/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Can the City &#8212; and the Oyster &#8212; Save Jamaica Bay?</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/28/can-the-city-and-the-oyster-save-jamaica-bay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 12:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The largest urban wildlife preserve in the United States sits adjacent to Kennedy Airport, near the high-rise apartments of Starrett City and the Rockaway housing projects. Home to the peregrine falcon, the loggerhead sea turtle, the short-eared owl, the area &#8212; Jamaica Bay &#8212; at the intersection of Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island, serves as<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/28/can-the-city-and-the-oyster-save-jamaica-bay/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Preserve Plum Island: Editorial</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/27/preserve-plum-island-editorial/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 12:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Conservation groups are pushing for Plum Island, home to hundreds of avian and plant species, to become a national wildlife refuge, complete with public hiking trails. We like this idea &#8211; at least the refuge concept. Let the loons, scoters, buffleheads, piping plovers and terns have the run of the place, along with wild orchids<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/27/preserve-plum-island-editorial/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>30 Years of Preserving Guilford</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/26/30-years-of-preserving-guilford/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 14:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though the Guilford Preservation Alliance (GPA) is celebrating 30 years of existence, president of its board of directors Harry Haskell said all citizens, historians or not, should realize that &#8220;we are creating history every day.&#8221; Founded in 1980, GPA is a non-profit organization of citizen-volunteers dedicated to preserving and protecting the town&#8217;s built and<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/26/30-years-of-preserving-guilford/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Conservationists eye Plum Island for future wildlife refuge</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/26/conservationists-eye-plum-island-for-future-wildlife-refuge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because of the risks associated with the viruses researched at the lab, the public has been banned from the island. The Connecticut Fund for the Environment and Save the Sound, the Fishers Island Conservancy, the Connecticut chapter of the Nature Conservancy and a new organization, the Preserve Plum Island Coalition, comprising 24 environmental groups and<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/26/conservationists-eye-plum-island-for-future-wildlife-refuge/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Report: A New England four-fifths covered with forests, farms and aquatic ecosystems is attainable vision</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/25/wildlands-woodlands-report-released-a-vision-for-the-new-england-landscape/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 12:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CT Environmental Headlines believes the subtitle should read: &#8220;A BOLD vision for the New England Landscape.&#8221; But an excellent one nonetheless. Wildlands and Woodlands: A Vision for the New England Landscape, calls for conserving 70 percent of the New England landscape in forests (30 million acres). (The report is co-authored by Lloyd Irland of the<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/25/wildlands-woodlands-report-released-a-vision-for-the-new-england-landscape/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Greenwich residents explore wilds of Pinetum</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/24/greenwich-residents-explore-wilds-of-pinetum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 14:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As 60 people huddled on a trail in Montgomery Pinetum beneath the looming presence of an historic two-story stone greenhouse, Anne Young spoke about the man who made it all possible. &#8220;He was a conservationist, a preservationist, those were terms that were not in vogue then,&#8221; she said about Col. Robert Montgomery who, along with<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/24/greenwich-residents-explore-wilds-of-pinetum/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Taftville history will be preserved</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/24/taftville-history-will-be-preserved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 13:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Norwich - When the family of Taftville historian Rene Dugas donated his vast collection of photographs and documents of the historic mill village to Otis Library several months ago, library officials were equally thrilled and overwhelmed. Otis was one of 17 recipients of grants totaling $150,000 to preserve and promote the heritage corridor&#8217;s natural and<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/24/taftville-history-will-be-preserved/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>New England forests: big, but in danger</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/24/new-england-forests-big-but-in-danger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 12:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bill Toomey, director of Highstead, a regional conservation organization based in Redding and one of the partners in the Wildlands and Woodlands project, said Connecticut is now about 59 percent forest, down from 70 percent two decades ago. Only about 12 percent of the state&#8217;s forests are permanently protected, he said. via New England forests:<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/24/new-england-forests-big-but-in-danger/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Speakers: Preserve Plum Island as habitat</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/20/speakers-preserve-plum-island-as-habitat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 16:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Old Saybrook – Most of the 840 acres of Plum Island should be preserved as a wildlife sanctuary and public recreation area rather than being sold to the highest bidder when the federal animal disease laboratory there moves to Kansas, representatives of conservation groups told federal officials handling the sale of the island Wednesday. via<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/20/speakers-preserve-plum-island-as-habitat/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Opposition Mounts for $50M+ Plum Island Sale; Save the Sound officially opposing tonight</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/20/opposition-mounts-for-50m-plum-island-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 14:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once a strategic military base for both World Wars, the North Fork&#8217;s Plum Island now braces itself for a whole new battle. For the past year or so, U.S. officials have contemplated moving the Plum Island Animal Disease Center elsewhere, which would in turn free the Island up for sale. But some higher-ups think the<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/20/opposition-mounts-for-50m-plum-island-sale/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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