Land Once Meant for Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant Becomes Largest DEC Acquisition on Long Island
The $28.25 million purchase will protect critical habitat and add hiking trails and beach access, officials said.
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Land once reserved for New York's Shoreham nuclear plant has become Long Island's largest DEC acquisition, with the state paying $28.25 million to permanently protect nearly 750 coastal acres
New York has purchased nearly 750 acres surrounding the former Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant on Long Island for $28.25 million. The acquisition, the largest in the history of the state's Department of Environmental Conservation on Long Island, will permanently protect coastal forests, wetlands and wildlife habitats. The state also plans to develop public trails, parking facilities and beach access in the coming years.
State Acquires Shoreham Property - Long Island Life & Politics
The state acquired nearly 750 acres of open space surrounding the former Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant in Suffolk County. The acquisition permanently secures one of the largest remaining undeveloped coastal parcels in the Long Island [...] The post State Acquires Shoreham Property appeared first on Long Island Life & Politics.
New York Acquires 750 Acres Surrounding Shuttered Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant
The woods surrounding the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant, which never opened after intense anti-nuclear activism in the early 1980s, have long been eyed by environmentalists as a pristine ecosystem ripe for preservation. And now, that preservation has happened. New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has acquired
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