From Mountain to Marsh: Caring for the Sparkill Creek Watershed
Why bacteria, debris, and flooding move downstream — and what residents, municipalities, and county leaders can do
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Upper Nyack Yeshiva Application Advances Despite Dispute Over Scope Of Environmental Review
Village Outside Counsel Recommends Planning Board Limit Environmental Review Of Controversial Yeshiva Project On Route 9W
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SEQRA Watch
SEQR requires all local, regional, and state government agencies to equally examine the environmental impacts along with the social and economic considerations for a certain project, or action, during their discretionary review
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Neighbors File Lawsuit Against Village of New Hempstead To Stop Redevelopment of New York Country Club’s Golf Course
Neighbors Say Village of New Hempstead Violated the Open Meetings Law, the State Environmental Quality Review Act, Village Law, and a 2009 Forbearance Agreement
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Lobbyists Sink the Packaging Reduction Act
Legislation Aimed To Minimize Packaging Material Waste, Overwhelmingly Supported By New Yorkers, Dies In New York Assembly
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Floating Solar On Lake DeForest – Brilliant Innovation Or Needless Complication
Reflections On Energy, Environment, And Solutions That Shape Our Local Future
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Sewer Line Severed By Upper Nyack Contractor Cost Homeowner $12,000 To Repair, Contractor And Village Deny Coverage
Village Blames Contractor, Contractor Blames Village; Homeowner Left Holding The Bag By Tina Traster You would think that if a municipality hires a contractor to install a catch basin, and a sewer pipe is severed, either the village or the contractor would be responsible for the damage. That’s what Harry Vetter of Upper Nyack thought. […]
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Orangetown Weighs Second Data Center On Banks Of Lake Tappan Reservoir
Databank Proposes Doubling Its Footprint & Capacity Despite County & Resident Opposition
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Is Tilcon Planning To Expand Mining At Its West Nyack Operation?
Does Tilcon Want To Expand Mining At Its West Nyack Operation?; Tilcon Recently Donated Historic Storms Tavern But Many Are Asking What The Mine Wants In Return
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The Legal Beat: Millers Pond Neighbors Back In Court Challenging Site Plan Approval
Millers Pond Neighbors Say Ramapo Planning Board Illegally Segmented And Side-Stepped Environmental Review
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