Huge Loss Of Land By 2030 Predicted

According to a study by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the University of Maryland and the U.S. Geological Survey, over 700,000 acres of undeveloped land could disappear in the next 15 years.

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May 3, 2002, 11:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"What's most disturbing to planners, though, is not the amount of anticipated growth, but where it could end up.Maps projecting current patterns show that 25,000 acres of pastoral vistas will vanish each year, most of it in the outer suburbs of the District and Baltimore, leaving pockets of nature sandwiched between vast sprawl."

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Wednesday, May 1, 2002 in The Washington Post

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