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 …

November 1, 2024

Let’s Achieve Zero Waste AND Zero Plastic

Let the threat of an incinerator in our community be the push that catapults us all into the ZERO WASTE/ZERO PLASTIC movement!

These are the guidelines I use to help my family reach Zero Waste AND Zero Plastic:
Download the

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 …

April 29, 2024

PennDOT Continues to Take NO Action on the Skinners Falls Bridge

Don’t get too excited by PennDOT asking for your comments on the Milanville Skinners Falls Bridge on Thursday evening at the Narrowsburg Union. This is the 3rd time in recent years they have done this and still taken no action. …

April 26, 2024

How WE Can Save the Skinners Falls Bridge

How WE Can Help Save and Rehab the Skinners Falls – Milanville BRIDGE
originally published as a River Reporter “My View” article in June, 2023 – updated April 25, 2024 by B. Arrindell, Director, Damascus Citizens for Sustainability (DCS)
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April 17, 2024

And the Walls Came Tumbling Down

Save the Skinners Falls Bridge!

There will be a public display meeting, featuring AECOM and PennDot (the 2 entities that will decide the fate of the Skinners Falls Bridge), at the Narrowsburg Union (7 Erie Ave, Narrowsburg, NY) on

April 15, 2024

Restore the Skinners Falls Bridge!

There will be a public display meeting, featuring AECOM and PennDot (the 2 entities that will decide the fate of the Skinners Falls Bridge), at the Narrowsburg Union (7 Erie Ave, Narrowsburg, NY) on Thursday April 25, from 5

March 1, 2024

I Tell PA Senators: Support Renewable Energy Jobs, Not LNG Exports

In January, 2024, President Biden announced a pause on export permits for liquefied natural gas (LNG). In their letter regarding this pause, published in The River Reporter on February 8, PA Senators Casey and Fetterman conclude: “If this decision puts

February 19, 2024

Bomb Trains Along the Delaware River?

‘Bomb Trains’
Poly Vinyl Chloride
Ethane Cracker Plants
Ted Waddell’s Train Bomb Coverage in the River Reporter
Petition to Ban LNG on Trains in the DRB


Please register now for EPA Webinar on Banning Vinyl Chloride 2.20.24, at 1:00 – …

December 16, 2023

Visit the DCS Storefront in Narrowsburg, NY

The DCS (Damascus Citizens for Sustainability) Storefront Project would like to invite you to a Meet and Greet on December 17th!

This event will take place from 1:00- 3:00 at the DCS Storefront, 25 Main Street, across from …

November 26, 2023

PA Plan to Charge for Greenhouse Gas Dumping Stopped by State Court

Governor Shapiro will appeal the Commonwealth Court decision to the PA Supreme Court.
Download this Blog post as a pdf.
The Commonwealth Court’s decision can be found here.


Carbon dioxide (“CO2”), a greenhouse gas, is accelerating climate change, with drastic …

November 14, 2023

DCS Comments at Nov. 13 DRBC Hearing on Rule Changes

I made the comments below at the Nov.13 DRBC hearing on its proposed rule changes. YOU can submit written comments from now until Nov. 30. PLEASE DO SO. The proposed rule changes will have a negative impact on our environment

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