It is as if these were the island's last drops to drink, which is precisely what environmentalists insist the aquifer should be reserved for.

Losing Wetlands by Increments But environmentalists and some government officials insist that interests like agriculture and real estate are responsible for the continuing attrition.

At the time, environmentalists insisted that other local ranchers paid the family to kill Mr. Mendes.

But environmentalists and many state governments insist that the changes give big utilities and other industries an excuse to avoid pollution controls.

But environmentalists and the Administration insist that any board be charged with putting conservation values ahead of economic values in running the ranch as a park.

Yet environmentalists insist that the rapid growth of the suburbs will make it increasingly hard for state regulators to protect the water supply.

Nevertheless, many environmentalists insist that the Reagan environmental record will be remembered as one of the worst of any modern Presidency.

But little progress was made, as environmentalist insisted on developing model legislation with numerical targets, while some industry and state officials backed a less structured approach.

But the environmentalists insist that deal cannot include any concessions that would circumvent the Department of Environmental Protection.

Although supporters said the bill would focus on redeveloping urban communities, environmentalists insist that it will also lead to accelerated building in rural areas and suburbs.