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 …
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.…
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:
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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.
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!
We have dodged this particular bullet here in the Delaware River Basin, thanks in part to …
UPDATE (8/7/23): G2 STEM LLC has withdrawn its application for this injection well permit!
Read background information in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
DCS has submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opposing the issuance of a permit for an injection …
When we need a lawyer to get the job done.
DCS has worked with some excellent environmental attorneys over the years, the latest being Lauren Williams, to keep fracking out of the Delaware River Basin. Together, with your support, …
What’s in a name? How niggling about a definition kept poison out of your backyard.
Sharp eyes at DCS, and brilliant legal advocacy, get the DRBC to close a gaping loophole in their regulations, keeping toxic frack waste out …
DRBC clarifies waste rules in response to DCS challenge: ‘Conventional’ label no longer a loophole.
In January 2023, Damascus Citizens for Sustainability (DCS) filed a legal complaint …
An environmental group …
