21.  But state environmental officials have begun their own checks of the properties.

22.  But the battle confounds Zaitlin, the former state environmental official who is taking part in the talks with the paper industry.

23.  But Washington politics has also hindered enforcement of the national storage tank law, state and federal environmental officials said.

24.  City and state environmental officials were scheduled to meet Tuesday in Albany to discuss the water situation.

25.  City environmental officials say they have been pressing the Delaware River Basin Commission to fulfill commitments to build new reservoirs downstream.

26.  Coast Guard and environmental officials reported few beach erosion and flooding problems throughout the region, primarily because tides were low at this time of month.

27.  County environmental officials said they were not aware of any rare sponges on the Ocean Ridge reefs.

28.  Despite its apparent concern about being sensitive, St. Andrews Bay was rapped by environmental officials for encroaching on a protected coastal hollow.

29.  Despite the presence of government-paid teachers and environmental officials in El Pato, FARC is the real power.

30.  Environmental officials say the leak continues to pour tons of waste into the Boac River, polluting the water, killing fish and destroying nearby crops.