Conservation advocates hope to clear a crucial hurdle this spring toward establishing tougher standards for the sale or transfer of state property. Continue Reading →
Advocates push to ban under-the-radar sales of state property
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U.S. House votes to temporarily halt Plum Island sale
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WASHINGTON — Connecticut lawmakers and environmental groups who want to stop a federal sale of Plum Island, won a key victory as the U.S. House of Representatives voted Monday to temporarily halt efforts to sell the property. Continue Reading →
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On conservation’s front lines, districts facing budget cuts
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The five little-known Connecticut Conservation Districts help municipalities and the public with soil and water conservation problems and projects they can’t handle themselves. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s proposed budget would end all $300,000 in state funding for the districts — money they say is necessary to run their offices and leverage larger sums in the form of grants. Continue Reading →