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1:   (AGRICULTURE) $25 Million Available for Wetlands Protection : Eligible landowners can apply through May 24 for shares of at least $25 million in competitive Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) grant funding to protect wetlands. The funding comes from the fiscal year 2010 Wetlands Reserve Enhancement ... 04/09/2010 5:14 PM

2:   (PLANNING) Obama Administration Compact Development Policy Attacked in New Report : A new report attempts to contradict the Obama administration's position that compact development is necessary to limit sprawl and reduce carbon air pollution emissions, arguing instead that tools such as a carbon emissions tax would be a better way o... 11/19/2009 10:03 AM

3:   (INITIATIVES) NJ Voters Clear $400 Million Bond Issue Allowing State to Buy, Conserve Land : New Jersey voters approve a $400 million bond issue to acquire land for parks and conservation purposes. The initiative gets support from 52% of voters in America's most densely populated state Nov. 3. Some 1.1 million voters cast ballots, giving the... 11/04/2009 4:07 PM

4:   (PRESERVATION) NM Senators Offer Bill to Protect Thousands of Acres for Landscapes : Both of New Mexico's U.S. senators introduce legislation to protect landscapes in the southern part of the state near the Organ Mountains and the Potrillo Mountains, with a hearing on the bill scheduled for later this fall. The Organ Mountain-Desert... 09/18/2009 2:33 PM

5:   (CONGRESS) Wildlife, Preservation Groups Push Congress to Extend Conservation Tax Incentive : National wildlife and conservation groups are mobilizing behind congressional legislation that would provide a permanent extension of tax incentives for land owners to donate conservation easements. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) offers the legislation (... 07/15/2009 4:37 PM

6:   (CONGRESS) MO Delegation Seeks Repayment for Citizens Losing Land to Federal Government : Legislation is in both chambers of Congress to provide Missouri landowners a chance to take the federal government back to court in search of compensation for land taken from them for a national trail. Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO) and Sen. Claire McCas... 07/09/2009 5:07 PM

7:   Members of Congress Side with Preservationists in VA Wal-Mart Battle : Two members of Congress have joined the ranks of preservationists in their attempts to move the planned construction site of a new Wal-Mart super-store near the Civil War battlefield known as The Wilderness in central Virginia. Reps. Ted Poe (R-TX) ... 04/02/2009 3:20 PM

8:   County Officials in FL, NV, SC Take Home TPL Conservation Awards : Officials from counties in Florida, Nevada and South Carolina are the 2009 winners of the fifth-annual Trust for Public Land's County Conservation Award, as each will receive a travel scholarship to promote county land conservation to address regiona... 03/11/2009 5:05 PM

9:   Atlanta CCRC a Pilot Program for Tree-save Program : A seniors' housing developer in Atlanta is putting forth an aggressive effort to save trees in and around its developable lands despite a plan to construct hundreds of independent and/or care-based housing units on its land. 02/27/2009 9:54 PM

10:   Trust for Public Land Offers Web Tool to Back Parks, Open Lands : For those cities looking for park space or other use of lands, The Trust for Public Land (TPL) is offering a new Internet tool to help them make their case for such use in their communities. The TPL launches the Park Equity and Public Health Toolkit... 01/27/2009 4:46 PM

11:   Land Bank Sought For Vacant Properties : Maryland: Baltimore housing officials urge creation of a land bank authority to help the city manage and dispose of vacant property. It would be a nonprofit, quasi-governmental agency which could sidestep restrictions on rudimentary transactions by t... 01/16/2009 3:32 PM

12:   Texas Coalition Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Border Wall Case : Texas: A coalition of cities and counties is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their challenge to the Dept. of Homeland Security's (DHS) waiver of federal, state and local laws connected to the construction of a 670-mile wall on the U.S.-Mexico b... 01/15/2009 10:06 AM

13:   BLM Seeking Comment on Plans to Sell Land for County Landfill Use : Idaho: The Interior Dept. is preparing to sell 400 acres of public land in Bannock County, ID to county officials as an addition to the local landfill. A 45-day comment period closes on Feb. 19, according to the Federal Register. The land in questi... 01/06/2009 10:17 AM

14:   Wal-Mart Battling Preservationists over SuperStore at Wilderness Battlefield : In the heartland of Virginia known as the Piedmont, the Civil War was once a daily occurrence. During 2008 and seemingly well into 2009, developers and historic preservations will continue a new fight, this one over potential commercial development v... 12/30/2008 10:06 AM

15:   CA to Have First Law Linking Greenhouse Gas Cuts with Transportation, Housing Plans : California: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is poised to sign the nation's first law linking greenhouse gas reduction with transportation and housing plans after both the state Senate and House cleared the bills by strong margins last week. The legis... 09/03/2008 5:17 PM

16:   OH: Community Development, Land Use Prominent in Stimulus Package : Ohio: Local infrastructure improvements, brownfields redevelopment and historic preservation would more than $1 billion in funding if a bipartisan economic stimulus package clears the General Assembly and a portion on land use meets voter approval. S... 04/11/2008 12:35 PM

17:   More Efficient Land Use Cited Among Ways to Ease Congestion, Pollution : Compact land use--meaning bring living spaces closer to jobs and reducing automobile use--is seen as among the best ways to solve America's chronic traffic congestion problems, according to a new report.Several organizations, including Smart Growth A... 09/21/2007 10:44 AM

 

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