January 28, 2025

Get YOUR FIMFO Comments In – Comment Period Extended

The Town of Highland Planning Board has extended the written comment period on the Camp FIMFO Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to March 11, 2025. To make your voice heard, email your comments to planningboardzba@townofhighlandny.com. You do not have

January 26, 2025

PennDOT Meeting on the Skinners Falls Bridge Feb. 11

As a Consulting Party on the Skinners Falls Bridge project, DCS received the following notification of a meeting to be held on February 11. As is evident in this notice, PennDOT intends to demolish the Bridge and is only looking

January 2, 2025

DCS Opposes Destruction of Historic Skinners Falls Bridge

DCS is actively and strongly defending the Skinners Falls Milanville Bridge from destruction by PennDOT, using their own data.

As detailed in our 1/2/2025 comment letter, PennDOT’s claims of rapid deterioration are not supported by the data available to …

December 3, 2024

Advocacy Day, Jan. 28, to Reduce Plastic Waste in NYS

NY Is Not Disposable!
Download this article as a pdf.
Download the Advocacy Day flyer as a pdf.

Got waste?

We all do, and way too much of it. And 40% of New York’s waste stream consists of discarded packaging.…

November 23, 2024

Current DCS Legal Actions to Save the Skinners Falls Bridge

November 22, 2024 letter from DCS attorney Lauren Williams to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation:

Good afternoon,

On behalf of Damascus Citizens for Sustainability, I am forwarding the email below and associated attachments to the Advisory Council on Historic

November 10, 2024

PennDOT Plans to Dismantle Skinners Falls Bridge

The dismantling of the Skinners Falls Bridge could be the first step in its rehabilitation or it could mean the end for this historic structure.

What are PennDOT’s plans for the Skinners Falls Bridge? Find out by attending the virtual

November 2, 2024

NYS Voters – What is Proposition 1?

Download an “explainer” of Proposition 1, from the Columbia Law School, as a pdf.

PA Voters: For voting information call 877-868-3772 or visit vote.pa.gov or iwillvote.com

Just reminding our NY voters to turn your ballot over and vote on Proposition …

October 25, 2024

DCS Has Lost a Dear Friend, Founding Member Ed Nocera

Edward Nocera, a founding member of Damascus Citizens for Sustainability, passed away on October 13.

Damascus Citizens for Sustainability has lost a dear friend and one of its founding members, Ed Nocera, who died on October 13, 2024. Ed lived …

September 16, 2024

DCS Supports RGGI with a Powerful Amicus

RGGI (Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, pronounced Reggie) strives to use a regional approach to both control greenhouse gases (GHG) and minimize greenhouse gas emissions.  It is a multistate (10) arrangement that is a Cap and Trade, and invest, structure.  In …

September 14, 2024

NO Incinerator for the Catskills!

Even though the first comment period is over, your comments will still have an impact if sent to the attention of the legislators – addressed to your own Sullivan County legislator as well as to recycling@sullivanny.us.


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September 10, 2024

DCS Receives Radio Catskill 2024 Community Award

Radio Catskill Awards Honor Outstanding Local Contributions to Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability


We are pleased to announce that DCS will receive a Radio Catskill 2024 Community Award. As per Radio Catskill: “Damascus Citizens for Sustainability (DCS) was created to preserve …

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