New York’s First Desalination Plant Raises Radiation Fears
New York’s First Desalination Plant Raises Radiation Fears (via Environment News Service)
By Jean van der Spuy NEW YORK, New York, April 18, 2013 (ENS) – Desalination plants ...
NY/NJ: Port Authority Fare Hike Hearings – Tuesday August 16th
From NJ Chapter Sierra Club:
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced plans for major increases in PATH train fares and tolls (nearly double what commuters pay now) to ...
Help Re-Designate Delaware Water Gap as a National Park – Picnic & Discussion
Please join your fellow Sierrans and members of other groups on Sunday, June 12 for a picnic and discussion of the proposal to re-designate the Delaware Water Gap as a National Park ...
NY: Southern Tier CleanWaters Symposium/Binghamton Big River Splash
Saturday, June 4 – Southern Tier CleanWaters Symposium at the River Walk Hotel. 10:30am-4pm.
10:30am – “How to End a Lease” with Attorney Joe Heath
1pm – ...
Colchester Asked for Cooperation in Extending Finger Lakes Trail
By Lillian Brown, Walton Reporter (no website), May 25, 2011
DOWNSVILLE — Richard Roberts of the Finger Lakes Trail Conference appeared at the May 18 Colchester Town council meeting ...
Cuomo Picks ‘Open Space’ Advocate for Environment Chief
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is receiving plaudits from environmental groups for nominating Joseph Martens as the new commissioner of New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation.
Since ...
Future of Empire State Landscapes and Waters “All Fracked Up”
My blood runs cold, my memory has just been sold
My angel is a centerfold
Angel is a centerfold ~~~ J Geils Band
Growing up in New York’s Hudson Valley, there was no doubt in ...
Pete Grannis Joins Environmental Advocates of New York
Pete Grannis, former commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation and one of the most respected public servants in New York State, has joined Albany-based Environmental ...
Governor Paterson Calls for New Environmental Review of Fracking, But Cuomo Must Take the Time to Get it Right
More details were revealed today on Governor Paterson's mixed-bag fracking Executive Order, which was announced Saturday and created a partial moratorium on hydraulic fracturing upstate ...
NYS Becomes First State to Prohibit Hydrofracking!
From Catskill Mountainkeeper:
In an amazing victory for the citizens of New York State, Governor David A. Paterson has issued an Executive Order directing the Department of Environmental ...
Alert: Why Governor Paterson is Wavering on the Moratorium Bill and How You Can Urge Him to Sign It!
From Catskill Mountainkeeper:
The New York Senate and Assembly both feel so strongly about the risks of gas drilling in New York State using high volume hydrofracturing (fracking) to ...
Alert: Don’t Issue Natural Gas Regulations Before Cumulative Impact Study!
From National Audubon Society:
We’ve just learned that the Delaware River Basin Commission (Commission) is poised to issue new regulations–as soon as Wednesday December ...
Editorial Boards Weigh In: Paterson Should Sign Moratorium Into Law
The New York Times and the Albany Times Union today both called on New York State Governor Paterson to quickly sign into law a measure just sent to his desk from the state legislature ...
A Thanksgiving Gift from NY’s Governor Paterson
Last Wednesday – the day before Thanksgiving – New York State Governor Paterson went on NPR-affiliate WAMC, and gave us some very good news on the fracking front.
Said the Governor, ...
NY: Conference on Water Resources and the Regional Economy – December 13, 2010
Dear Friends -
Please join us for a conference and dialogue on “Water Resources and the Regional Economy” on December 13 at SUNY New Paltz. This will be an exciting opportunity ...
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