Environmentalists prevail in Blackwater deal

Environmentalists applauded the state?s approval of a 720-acre purchase of environmentally sensitive land slated for development in Dorchester County?s Cambridge.

The three-member Board of Public Works on Wednesday signed off on the $10.3 million acquisition near the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, a haven for several endangered animals. The move saves more than two-thirds of a 1,000-acre parcel where a developer proposed a 3,200-home resort and retail community.