February 6, 2025

NPS: FIMFO Will Have Adverse Impacts, Violates RMP

The National Park Service (NPS) commented on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Camp FIMFO in a letter to the Town of Highland Planning Board dated January 10, 2025. The conclusions of the NPS (see below) include

February 4, 2025

What Do I Write in a Comment About FIMFO?

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TIPS ON WRITING A COMMENT LETTER ABOUT MY CONCERNS WITH FIMFO

I want to write a comment letter about my concerns about Camp FIMFO and its draft Environmental Impact Statement, but what do I …

January 30, 2025

Tell Your Representatives How You Feel About the SF Bridge and FIMFO

It’s crunch time for the Skinners Falls Bridge and the proposed Camp FIMFO, but especially for the bridge, which PennDOT intends to demolish asap. DCS, in conjunction with Wrought Iron Bridge Works, has presented a cost effective plan to save

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 27, 2025

Theme Parks Don’t Belong on Our River

This article was published in the River Reporter on January 22, 2025


The Upper Delaware National Scenic River Corridor is a national treasure. Let’s not turn it over to the FIMFO corporation to build a $40 million resort. Monetizing this …

December 3, 2024

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

NY Is Not Disposable!
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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 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 …

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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May 18, 2024

Dumped On: Do YOU Live in a DEP Disposal Facility?

PRESS RELEASE   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                    Release date: May 18, 2024
Contact: B. Arrindell, dcs@DamascusCitizens.org, 845-252-6677
 

Do You Live in a DEP Disposal Facility?
237 places in PA and 8 in NY are!

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December 27, 2023

NY Governor Hochul Signs “Birds And Bees” Act

DCS was an active part of getting the New York Birds and Bees Protection Act passed and signed. DCS was part of the brainstorming and activism for this act, including filing comments on the various drafts, encouraging people to sign

November 22, 2022

DCS Working to Pass the Birds & Bees Protection Act in NY

DCS Joins Forces with the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Pollinator Pathway to help PASS THE BIRDS & BEES PROTECTION ACT in New York.

DCS has been protecting public health, educating individuals, officials and organizations, and taking precautionary actions

November 8, 2021

Protect New York’s Birds, Bees, Water, and Health from Neonics

The following is a Neonic Fact Sheet prepared by a coalition of environmental groups, including DCS. Additional information can be found here:

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