7 12, 2017

Judge rules against Protect the Adirondacks to allow vast expansion of motorized recreational use on the Forest Preserve

2019-09-16T00:28:44-04:00December 7, 2017|

On December 1st, Judge Gerald Connolly, of State Supreme Court in Albany County, issued his decision in the lawsuit brought by Protect the Adirondacks against the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and Adirondack Park Agency [...]

16 11, 2017

PROTECT, Local Government and Business Leaders Release New Video “Don’t Trash the Adirondack Park” about oil tanker storage on remote rail lines in the Adirondack Park

2019-09-16T00:30:08-04:00November 16, 2017|

4th shipment of over 20 new oil tankers was transported into the Adirondack Park on November 15th; over 80 oil tankers are now stored on siding track on the Boreas River and south of Tahawus [...]

10 11, 2017

Three shipments of used oil tankers have been transported to the Adirondacks for indefinite storage

2019-09-16T00:31:49-04:00November 10, 2017|

Over the past month, three shipments of used out-of-service oil tanker railcars have been transported to the Adirondack Park by Iowa Pacific Holdings for indefinite storage on its dead-end, 30-mile-long Sanford Lake Railway line that [...]

8 11, 2017

PROTECT applauds New Yorkers for Voting No on Proposal 1 and Voting Yes on Proposal 3. Votes show strong public support for the Forest Preserve and the Adirondack Park

2019-09-17T23:50:56-04:00November 8, 2017|

Proposal 1 voted down by overwhelming margin the question about whether to hold a new constitutional convention in 2018. Proposal 3 passed by over 100,000 votes in close vote that showed the great concern that [...]

31 10, 2017

25 More Oil Tanker Railcars Transported to Adirondack Park; Where are NYS Environmental Agencies?

2019-09-17T23:51:57-04:00October 31, 2017|

With more than 50 oil tanker railcars stored in the Adirondacks indefinitely there is still no action from the Department of Environmental Conservation and Adirondack Park Agency, despite Governor's Opposition to Railcar Storage   As [...]

26 10, 2017

PROTECT applauds Governor Cuomo’s statement on storing oil tankers in the Adirondacks: “we oppose it 100%.”

2019-09-17T23:53:21-04:00October 26, 2017|

While Governor Cuomo has come against this ill-advised plan, now we need action from the Department of Environmental Conservation and Adirondack Park Agency At an address at the Glens Falls Hospital on October 25, 2017 [...]

24 10, 2017

Local governments and environmental groups oppose storage of oil tanker rail cars in the Adirondacks, but where is Governor Cuomo and state environmental protection agencies?

2019-09-17T23:55:08-04:00October 24, 2017|

A Total Disgrace: oil tankers have arrived in the Adirondack Park and are stored on track in the Forest Preserve 28 Oil Tanker rail cars were transported through Saratoga and Warren counties on October 16th [...]

20 10, 2017

A historic coalition from across the Adirondack and Catskill Parks and New York state, encourages New Yorkers to Vote Yes on Proposal 3 on Election Day on November 7, 2017

2019-10-15T21:07:58-04:00October 20, 2017|

Historic Coalition Says Vote Yes on Proposal 3 Proposal 3 amends Article 14 of the NYS Constitution to create new 250-acre Health and Safety Land Account for maintenance and safety of local roads and to [...]

10 10, 2017

Repeal of Clean Power Plan by EPA is a monumental step backwards

2019-10-15T21:14:33-04:00October 10, 2017|

EPA's repeal plan makes ignoring the impacts of climate change the official plan of the Trump Administration and federal government The Clean Power Plan not only would have put U.S. on path towards lower carbon [...]

4 10, 2017

PROTECT Applauds State Agencies for Stepping in to Scrutinize Controversial Plans to Store Hundreds of Old Railroad Cars in the Adirondack Park

2019-10-15T21:16:52-04:00October 4, 2017|

Railroad Company says rail cars are on their way to be stored in the Adirondack Park The Department of Environmental Conservation and Adirondack Park Agency say they need to review plans The controversial new plan [...]

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