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In his state budget proposal for the coming fiscal year, Governor Paterson cut by over 33% the state's only dedicated conservation money — the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF).

These proposed reductions to the EPF will eliminate state money to buy critical lands that protect clean drinking water for residents statewide. They would be particularly hard on Long Island, where protecting our underground drinking water supply is key and land is disappearing rapidly and prices have fallen.  If this budget proposal is adopted the Pine Barrens Protection Act itself would be put in jeopardy because there would be no state money to compensate owners of private property for land in the Pine Barrens that can’t be developed.  

Negotiations on the next State Budget are happening NOW. Tell NYS Legislators to Reject Drastic Cuts to Environmental Funding.

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