December 3, 2024
NY Is Not Disposable!
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Got waste?
We all do, and way too much of it. And 40% of New York’s waste stream consists of discarded packaging.…
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November 2, 2024
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
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.
May 18, 2024
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!
December 27, 2023
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 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
The following is a Neonic Fact Sheet prepared by a coalition of environmental groups, including DCS. Additional information can be found here:
- Neonic Fact Sheet with links and references
- DCS Petition to NYS in support of the Birds and Bees
October 28, 2021
Proposed plant expansion did not meet greenhouse gas limits demanded by state’s climate law, officials say
By Cloey Callahan, Time Union, October 27, 2021
By Cloey Callahan, Time Union, October 27, 2021
The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) denied operating permits for both Danskammer and Astoria gas …
March 19, 2021
Michael Heller and James Salzman on the Concept of “As-If” Ownership
By Michael Heller and James Salzman, Lit Hub, March 18, 2021
By Michael Heller and James Salzman, Lit Hub, March 18, 2021
Al Appleton has worked with DCS almost from our start. His forward thinking and respect from the NYC …
August 31, 2020
This year’s election is extremely important and so is your vote. In light of this, DCS will be posting information on early and mail in voting for the 4 Delaware River Basin states: Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. …
August 25, 2020
The League of Women Voters of NYS, with avid input and inspiration from DCS Director Barbara Arrindell and member Marge Schab, pushed for this legislation from its introduction in 2011 until this year when it passed.
The logic was to …
April 14, 2020
On April 3, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the FY 2021 Enacted Budget, which includes a PERMANENT BAN ON HYRDOFRACKING!
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today (April 3, 2020) signed the FY 2021 Enacted Budget. The budget is balanced, …
