Novel BRAC Proposal Prompts State Efforts To Limit Urban Sprawl

Virginia Gov. Mark Warner (D) has announced plans to form a working group to quickly respond to the base closure commission's novel demand that the state and local governments act in the next several months to curb urban sprawl that interferes with operations at the Navy's master jet air base in Oceana, VA, or risk shutdown of the base. Environmentalists and energy conservation advocates have also raised concerns with urban sprawl, saying it contributes to air and water pollution through...