May 19, 2009, Press ReleasHinchey Gets EPA Administrator to Acknowledge Agency Should Review Fracturing Impact on Drinking Water

For Immediate Release                                                                                                 Contact: Jeff Lieberson

May 19, 2009                                                                                                                   202-225-6335 (office)

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May 5, 2009, Schenectady Gazette: Tourism in region increases despite economy

Tourism in region increases despite economy
Tuesday, May 5, 2009

link to complete article is here:
http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2009/may/05/0505tourism/

— Tourism throughout the area increased in 2008 despite the flagging economy, but like the rest of upstate, it still accounts for only a small portion of New York state tourism activity, a study found.

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Didymo Alert: Nuisance & Invasive Species Found in Catskills Streams and Rivers

Didymo Alert

What is didymo?


Didymo covered rock.

Didymo (Didymosphenia geminata), also known as "rock snot," is a non-native invasive microscopic algae (diatom) that can produce large amounts of stalk material to form thick brown mats on stream bottoms. Didymo threatens aquatic habitat, biodiversity and recreational opportunities. Native to northern North America and Europe, didymo has rapidly expanded its range, invading streams in several western states before moving east. Didymo has been found in several major New York water-based recreational rivers.

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May 4, 2009, TImes Herald-Record: Steve Israel: Creative suggestions pour in for Sullivan

Steve Israel: Creative suggestions pour in for Sullivan
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Sullivan County sure has a lot to celebrate this year, its 200th birthday.

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April 30, 2009, Jewish Exponent: Do You Remember Woodstock?

Do You Remember Woodstock?

If you don’t, maybe you were really there: It’s time to get ready for its 40th birthday … man
April 30, 2009
link to complete article is here: http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18740/

By the time you got to Woodstock …
40 years ago

Ben G. Frank
Jewish Exponent Feature

In late summer of 1969, 17-year-old Steven Buchwald, then working in a Catskill Mountains resort, received a phone call to attend a concert in a town called Woodstock.

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