At noon on September 17, 2023, community members held a rally in Narrowsburg, NY to call for an end to fossil fuels. Speaking about the rally, DCS Director Barbara Arrindell said: “We’re here on the Narrowsburg bridge today, September 17, …
On Sunday, September 17th, a broad coalition of over 1,200 climate and environmental justice groups is planning a massive demonstration in NYC during the United Nations Climate Action Summit. There will be a week of action prior to the march, …
ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE?
DCS is making voter registration forms and voting calendars, for the Delaware River Basin States, available. We are hoping to facilitate people signing up to vote, or making changes to their voting status, if they …
We have dodged this particular bullet here in the Delaware River Basin, thanks in part to …
On June 25, DCS sponsored a panel discussion on the multi-media show ACTIVATED (Photographs from Peaceful Protests by Brandi Merolla), activism and the Skinners Falls Bridge. The participants were artist and activist Brandi Merolla, filmmaker Josh Fox, DCS Director Barbara …
The show ACTIVATED – Photographs from Peaceful Protests by Brandi Merolla is now at the Narrowsburg Union Digital Gallery through July 1, 2023. Don’t miss this powerful exhibition that honors all who have marched, chanted, and made a difference in …
The letter below, supported by most members of the Delaware River Coalition, is a DCS initiative with input from our lawyer, Lauren Williams, and disability rights attorney, Laura Caravello. It asks for the resumption of remote commenting at DRBC business …
DCS has been following this story since April, 2021 and obtained a letter from Bach Ornamental and Structural Steel, Inc. in support of …
DRBC clarifies waste rules in response to DCS challenge: ‘Conventional’ label no longer a loophole.
In January 2023, Damascus Citizens for Sustainability (DCS) filed a legal complaint …
An environmental group …
UPDATED April 23: The DRBC filed a motion to dismiss the DCS complaint (see below), which DCS has voluntarily accepted. Why has DCS accepted? Because the DRBC has conceded 90% of what we were asking for, without us having to …
DRBC’s new rules governing fracking (see the press release) are disingenuous – they are not a positive step and will not protect the resources of the Delaware River Basin as the DRBC is mandated to do. These new …
