Basha Kill Area Association President Paula Medley stands in the Basha Kill wetlands, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, in Mamakating, N.Y. Medley is leading the environmental movement against a proposed $6 billion China-themed cultural, business and amusement park complex in the Catskill Mountains. Opponents and environmentalists argue that the site can’t be developed on the scale proposed by China City without damaging wetlands vital to the health of the 2,200-acre Bashakill Wildlife Management Area, one of New York’s largest freshwater marshes. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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