The following press release was issued by Stop the Pipeline: Stop the Pipeline (STP) has retained the Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic (PELC) to represent it regarding the proposed Constitution Pipeline. Pace is one of the leading environmental law schools in the country, with a highly respected litigation clinic. Pace Law School student Anne Marie Garti [...]
Read More...Schoharie Valley Watch held a press conference today at the Legislative Office Building in Albany to officially release the results of its study on hydrofracking. To an overflow pressroom audience and the media, Geologist Paul Rubin and Arthur Palmer detailed a network of earthquake faults and vast web of underground aquifers that make the Upstate [...]
Read More...SVW Co-Director Don Airey and Secretary Renee Grabowski have stepped down following a remarkable tenure as founders and leaders of the organization. Co-Director Bob Nied stated “it is with immense gratitude that I thank Renee and Don for their work in service of the residents of Upstate New York. The organization accomplished what it has because [...]
Read More...To contact SVW for comment or to clarify a press release: email: rnied@schoharievalleywatch.org Phone: 518-852-4021
Read More...SVW interviewed on Northeast Public Radio concerning gas drilling. The growing concern over the potential environmental consequences of horizontal (hydrofracking) gas drilling is increasingly gaining coverage in the local and national media. WAMC, the Albany public radio station ran a lengthy story today, filed by their Hudson Bureau Chief, Susan Barnett. As part of their [...]
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On Thursday November 8th the Center for Sustainable Rural Communities in partnership with SUNY-Cobleskill Liberal Studies Department presented Robert Freeman, Executive Director, NY State Department of State, Committee on Open Government. Mr. Freeman spoke about open government and freedom of information regulations in NY State, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to advocate for transparency in local government.
Hundreds rally at Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta, New York calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to stop the proposed 127 mile long Constitution pipeline.
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Geologist Paul Rubin discusses earthquake faults and aquifers at press conference in Albany, NY on January 23, 2012)
Mike Shuster, left, and Lisa Zaccaglini, both of Sharon Springs, N.Y., hold signs during a rally against hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale region of the state, at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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