by John Nolon | Feb 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
On February 21st, the Supreme Court in New York found that local governments are empowered to regulate hydrofracking under their delegated zoning and land use authority, despite preemptive language in the state’s Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Law...
by Karl Coplan | Feb 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today’s unanimous Supreme Court decision in PPL Montana v. Montana rejected Montana’s claim to title to miles of Missouri River riverbed that had been converted to hydropower reservoirs, finding that the navigability test for state title to underwater...
by Karl Coplan | Feb 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Perhaps the most interesting revelation from the leaked Heartland Institute documents is the climate denial think tank’s plan to develop a public school curriculum designed to counter the climate science consensus and perpetuate the false controversy about the...
by lharmon | Feb 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
Posted on behalf of Dean Emeritus Richard Ottinger: To the Editors, The New York Times: Joe Nocero’s two recent Op Ed columns on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline demonstrate a disturbing disregard of the overwhelming dangers of climate change that threaten sea level...
by Karl Coplan | Feb 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Adirondack Park Agency has just approved a massive 6,500 acre, 650 housing unit resort and vacation home development in an area bounded by “Forever Wild” Adirondack Park lands. The “Adirondack Club Resort” would include 15 30-50 acre...
