Las Vegas Sun

May 20, 2024

In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Plum Island is seen from the air in the waters off the northern shore of New York’s Long Island. On Tuesday, June 25, 2013, the General Services Administration stated that it was moving ahead with plans to sell the island and the animal research lab that has operated there since the 1950s.

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In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Plum Island is seen from the air in the waters off the northern shore of New York’s Long Island. On Tuesday, June 25, 2013, the General Services Administration stated that it was moving ahead with plans to sell the island and the animal research lab that has operated there since the 1950s.