PRESS RELEASE: Momentum for Plum Island preservation grows as Rep. LaLota introduces National Monument legislation
Southold, NY—Congressman Nicholas LaLota (NY-1) introduced legislation last week that aims to protect Plum Island permanently by declaring it a National Monument, a status that can be conferred either by Congress or by the President under the 1906 Antiquities Act. John Turner, spokesperson for the Preserve Plum Island Coalition, said, “The Preserve Plum Island Coalition […]