America's Top Environmental Issue

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Matthew Shaffer

6 December 2003 - 1:00pm

The top environmental issue in most American communities is how to save nearby farmland or build new local parks.

"The top environmental issue in most American communities is how to save nearby farmland or build new local parks. And the typical solution - to use public funds to buy land or development rights - is supported not only by liberal Democrats, but also by conservative Republicans."

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Source: The Denver Post, December 4, 2003

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