less-populated

The Appomattox explosion was larger than the explosion in San Bruno, but it occurred in a less-populated area, said Carl Weimer, executive director of the Pipeline Safety Trust, a watchdog organization based in Bellingham, Wash.

Development in once-rural areas put populations closer to natural gas pipelines Kimberly Lankford 2010

The Appomattox explosion was larger than the explosion in San Bruno, but it occurred in a less-populated area, said Carl Weimer, executive director of the Pipeline Safety Trust, a watchdog organization based in Bellingham, Wash.

Development in once-rural areas put populations closer to natural gas pipelines Kimberly Lankford 2010

The government is alsospending billionsto expand into less-populated areas, "as the first long-distance high-speed rail line in west China, the second line of Lanxin Railway has a planned investment of more than 140 billion yuan $21.91 billion."

Chris Holden: China's High-Speed Rail System: Boom or Bust? Chris Holden 2011

In May, the two nations agreed to adhere to the original plan and shift Marine Air Station Futenma to a less-populated part of the island, but strong local opposition has stalled the move.

Gates drops hard line on U.S. Okinawa base 2011

And while similar protests have brought retaliation against organizers, they've also produced results: Residents opposed to a paraxylene plant in the city of Xiamen in southeastern China marched in protest against it in 2007, persuading planners to move it instead to a less-populated area of another southeastern city, Zhangzhou.

China closes chemical plant targeted by protesters 2011

The point of greatest contention remains implementing a 2006 agreement to move a U.S. Marines Corps Air Station from congested Futenma in the south of Okinawa to an existing facility in the less-populated north of the island.

Speed Dating With Japan's Leaders Michael Auslin 2011

O'Malley holds large leads in the Washington suburbs and in Baltimore, where he was mayor for seven years, and Ehrlich runs stronger in the Baltimore suburbs and in less-populated western and eastern parts of the state.

O'Malley has 8-point lead over Ehrlich among registered voters 2010

O'Malley holds large leads in the Washington suburbs and in Baltimore, where he was mayor for seven years, and Ehrlich runs stronger in the Baltimore suburbs and in less-populated western and eastern parts of the state.

O'Malley has 8-point lead over Ehrlich, but 50% of voters undecided 2010

O'Malley holds large leads in the Washington suburbs and in Baltimore, where he was mayor for seven years, and Ehrlich runs stronger in the Baltimore suburbs and in less-populated western and eastern parts of the state.

O'Malley has 8-point lead over Ehrlich among registered voters 2010

Despite local resistance, cabinet ministers from the two nations reaffirmed their commitment to the realignment plan in late May, stipulating that the U.S. will close the Futenma helicopter base in a crowded residential area in central Okinawa and build a replacement facility in a less-populated coastal area of the island.

Japan Postpones Decision on Okinawa 2010