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 …
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 …
The following is a Neonic Fact Sheet prepared by a coalition of environmental groups, including DCS. Additional information can be found here:
The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) denied operating permits for both Danskammer and Astoria gas …
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. …
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 …
According to the lead attorney for Damascus Citizens for Sustainability (DCS), Richard Lippes, local boards of health in New York State have considerable powers to abate a nuisance created by gas drilling. Lippes explained that in …
