Alert: Tell President Obama About Your Concerns Regarding Hydrofracking!
From Catskill Mountainkeeper:
President Obama has personally entered the dialogue about natural gas extraction by recently declaring, “We’ve got, I think, broad agreement ...
Alert: Tell the Assembly: Protect NY’s Water from Dirty Drilling!
From Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter:
New York is home to some of the nation’s greatest water resources. From the Hudson River to the Great Lakes, our rivers, lakes, and streams ...
DEC Law Enforcement Officers Are There to Serve
Walton Reporter (no website), November 11, 2010
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is equipped with trained law enforcement officers (ECOs) who respond ...
NYCDEP Now Has 85 Recreation Areas in Delaware County
Walton Reporter (no website) November 10, 2010
By Tom Coddington
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has, for several years, opened some of its water supply ...
Alert: NYC Watershed Land Acquisition Program Comment Period Extended – 11/22/10
The comment period for the New York City Land Acquisition Program has been extended to November 22, 2010. Briefly stated, the NYC water supply is protected in large part via watershed ...
Delaware River Basin Commission Delays Release of Natural Gas Regulations
Walton Reporter (no website), October 27, 2010
By Glenn Graves
The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) had planned to release its draft natural gas regulations in October, but announced ...
Delaware County Farm Bureau Backs Gas Drilling Moratorium
Walton Reporter (no website), October 27, 2010
By Glenn Graves
ONEONTA – At its annual meeting, the Delaware County Farm Bureau passed a resolution calling for a moratorium on hydrofracturing ...
Upper Delaware Council Calls Out New York for Cost Cutting Measures
Walton Reporter (no website), October 27, 2010
Agency also Comments on EPA’s Hydrofracturing Research Study
By Glenn Graves
Narrowsburg – The Upper Delaware Council (UDC), the ...
Alert: Speak Out Against Gov. Paterson Firing DEC Commissioner Grannis!
From Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter:
Lastnight Governor David Paterson fired DEC Commissioner “Pete” Grannis over a memo that outlined the dire consequences of Paterson’s proposed ...
Alert: NYDEC Proposing to Allow Fracking in our State Forests – Speak Out!
From Catskill Mountainkeeper:
The DEC has said that they are “inclined to consider natural gas developed on State Forests due in part to the fact that it is a cleaner burning ...
Alert: Close NY State Gas Pipelines Loophole – All Pipelines Should be Approved by DEC!
From Catskill Mountainkeeper:
Despite the fact that gas wells using hydrofracking are not yet approved in New York State, gas companies can now apply for and get permission to build ...
Alert: Urge NYSDOT to Print Bicycle Symbols Along Rt 28 Shoulders – Safety Enhancement
From Petition Site:
Target: NYSDOT Region 8
Sponsored by: www.catskillscycling.com
We, the undersigned, seek to establish safer conditions between automobiles and cyclists along ...
Alert: Tell the Delaware River Basin Commision to “Wait For The Science!”
From Catskill Mountainkeeper Oct 7, 2010:
Help Save the Delaware River!
The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) is about to issue a broad range of regulations related to how gas ...
CWC Collects Pharmaceuticals From Nursing Homes
From the Walton Reporter (no website), October 6, 2010
In an effort to assist Delaware County health care facilities to properly dispose of prescription, non-hazardous controlled substances, ...
Regarding Hydrofracking
Walton Reporter (no website) September 15, 2010
This is not about the environment. Since we first heard the words Marcellus and shale in the same breath, this has not been about the ...
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