It appears that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is actively seeking to open detention centers in Monticello and/or Liberty, NY.
In Monticello, NY, the Heiden Road Riverside Warehouse 24 site is before the Town of Thompson Planning Board and is …
Legislation has been proposed in both Pennsylvania (House Bill 1971) and New York (Senate Bill S8512) to make it much easier for residents to reduce their electricity bills by installing plug in solar systems. Both bills …
Last September 14 we posted extensive information related to the Sullivan County Legislature proposing to build a so-called “waste-to- energy” incinerator in eastern Sullivan County to solve Sullivan County’s waste disposal problem citing concerns about the pending loss of the …
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As our planet undergoes profound transformation, this conversation with climate scientist Kate Marvel, Indigenous scholar Lyla June Johnston, and literary historian John MacNeill Miller explores how we might …
You can support efforts to prevent further FIMFO development by emailing the Town of Highland Supervisor John Pizzolato and Town Clerk Susan Hoffman, to express support for the Delaware Riverkeeper Petition, urging a moratorium on development, and by …
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 …
Updated 3/4/25 with the FIMFO Zoom session held 3/1/25
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TIPS ON WRITING A COMMENT LETTER ABOUT MY CONCERNS WITH FIMFO
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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.…
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 …
