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

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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

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

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 [...]

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

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

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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

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

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 [...]

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

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

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 [...]

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

Vote No on Proposal 1 on Election Day November 7, 2017; vote no on question to hold a constitutional convention

Help protect Article 14, the forever wild provision, of the State Constitution and join many others in voting against New York holding a new constitutional convention. Get more background information here about why this is [...]

2019-10-15T21:21:53-04:00September 29, 2017|

Vote Yes on Proposal 3 on November 7, 2017 to amend Article 14, Section 1, the forever wild provision, to create new “Health and Safety Land Account” to help local communities with highway and utilities maintenance

Vote Yes on Proposal 3 on November 7, 2017 to amend Article 14, the forever wild provision of the NYS Constitution, to create a new "Health and Safety Land Account" to help local communities with highway [...]

2019-10-15T21:20:29-04:00September 27, 2017|
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