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many additional acres are held by other agencies of the Commonwealth, local governments, and a couple of private non-profit organizations. The overall total easement protec- 1 tion probably now approaches half a million acres.
I think it likely that approval of the Dominion/Allegheny power line will both undo existing conservation easements along its route and severely damage Virginia’s overall easement programs - programs upon which the Commonwealth relies to protect the environment, achievement of its Chesapeake Bay commitments, aid omilur objectives.
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