183 Organizations From Four Watershed States Tell Delaware River Basin Commissioners To Enact A Fracking Ban In The Watershed
From: Water Online, March 15, 2017
Read moreA.G. Schneiderman Highlights Local Impacts Of Trump Environmental Budget Cuts
March 9, 2017
Today, Mountainkeeper’s Kathy Nolan proudly stood alongside NYS Attorney General Schneiderman to support the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and warn against the EPA Director Puritt's proposal to slash the agency budget. We couldn't have picked a better day--this morning Pruitt denied that carbon dioxide is a primary contributor to global warming, Mountainkeeper will continue to fight for the agency that protects our air, water, and great outdoors. Pruitt's climate denying mindset coupled with proposed cuts is devastating, unethical, and dangerous for us and the environment.
Read moreTrump Protesters Call for Schumer's Support Outside Binghamton Office
By TWC News Web Staff
Thursday, February 2, 2017 at 10:43 PM EST
"This may seem, to a lot of people, like a hopeless moment, looking at this onslaught of horrendous picks for the cabinet. But what I'm seeing across the country is people standing up and getting out. He can deny climate change. He can deny lies. But he can't deny the will of the people," said Catskill Mountainkeeper Program Director Wes Gillingham.
Ulster tourism expected to benefit in 2017 from National Geographic magazine spread
January 2, 2017
Daily Freeman News
KINGSTON, N.Y. >> A recent feature article in National Geographic about Ulster County and what it has to offer its visitors in four-season tourism is expected to entice even more people to visit in 2017, said Rick Remsnyder, director of the county’s tourism bureau.
Read moreLocal groups head for Washington; Women's March stands for equality
January 11, 2017
River Reporter
REGION — A national movement to march on Washington, DC is being held the day after the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. Women from all over the country will unite to make their voices heard.
Read moreState calls Hudson River oil barge storage plan "unacceptable"
November 7, 2016
Times Union
A U.S. Coast Guard plan to allow floating barges full of crude oil to anchor for long periods of time on the lower Hudson River is not "an acceptable solution," a top state official wrote Tuesday.
Read moreIconic Beaverkill Covered Bridge Restored
BEAVERKILL — In the heart of Sullivan County fly fishing country, ensconced within the “forever wild” Catskill Park, the Beaverkill Covered Bridge has presided for 150 years over a rich history of tanning industry, Civilian Conservation Corps work, camping, and always, fishing.
Read moreFERC Ignored $683M Pipeline's Impact, Enviros Tells 2nd Circ.
September 26, 2016|Law360
A handful of green groups continued to press the Second Circuit to wipe out the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval of Constitution Pipeline Co.'s proposed $683 million natural gas pipeline Friday, blasting the regulator’s contention that it had complied with environmental law.
Read moreSolarize Sullivan Campaign Kicks Off
SULLIVAN COUNTY, N.Y. -- A renewable energy campaign is underway in Sullivan County.
Solarize Sullivan is a community-led, solar energy campaign, aimed to attract residents to usage of solar energy. Catskill Mountainkeeper's Renewable New York program and the State Energy Development Authority are supporting the project.
Read moreLawsuit claims FERC is just rubber stamp for pipelines
By Joe Mahoney Staff Writer
Mar 7, 2016
Many local landowners who've resisted eminent domain power handed to the Constitution Pipeline company have been left angry not only with the natural gas industry but also with the federal agency that regulates interstate transmission projects.
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