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December
Wednesday,
December 4, 2002
Environmental
Organization Alerts Lake George Shore Owners that Household Water
May Be Contaminated by Herbicide Test
November
Tuesday, November
26, 2002
Send
a Message to President Bush that it's Time to Stop Acid Rain,
Adirondack Council Urges Public - Holiday Stop-Pollution Gift Offer
Includes Clean Air Certificate & Post Card to White House
Wednesday,
November 20, 2002
Another
State-Protected Plant Found in Lake George Where Chemical Herbicide
Treatment is Proposed - Rare Form of Lake-cress Found Nowhere Else
in Lake George, On NY’s Threatened List
October
Thursday,
October 31, 2002
Park
Agency's Decision on Lake George Hotel a Violation of Public
Trust
- Precedent Will Haunt Adirondack Lakeshores
Monday, October
21, 2002
Attorney
General Spitzer, Governor Pataki Earn Most Praise in Adirondack
Council 2002 State of the Park Report -
Comptroller
McCall, Local Governments Also Fare Well in Council’s Annual
Assessment,While US Senate Majority Leader Daschle Singled Out
for Breaking Promise on Acid Rain
Wednesday,
October 9, 2002
Olympic
Authority Proposes to Cut 55,000 Trees in Rare Bird Habitat Recently
Protected by Governor Pataki
Tuesday, October
8, 2002
Adirondack
Park Agency Offers "Express Checkout" to Former Chairman
on New Lake George Hotel
- Agency Announces Its
Intention to Grant Permit Before Public Comment Concludes
September
Tuesday, Sept.
17, 2002
Southern
Appalachian Group Echoes Acid Rain Concerns of Adirondack Council,
Calls for Federal Legislation -
Report Calls for Pollution Cuts at Least as Good as President
Bush’s Clear Skies Initiative
Thursday,
Sept. 12, 2002
Adirondack
Council Sponsors Conference on the Impact of Climate Change on
the Park
-Three-Day Event on Ecological, Economic & Human Impacts
Slated for Century-Old Great Camp
July
Wednesday,
July 24, 2002
Celebrated
Adirondack Photographer Gary Randorf's New Book to be Formally
Released at Adirondack Museum Event Monday - Launch Party and Book
Signing to Precede Author’s Talk on His Photo/History Book
Friday, July
12, 2002
New
York Rivers United Wins Adirondack Council Conservationist of
the Year Award at 18th Annual Ceremony
Tuesday July
2, 2002
Adirondack
Council Praises Stafford, Parment Agreement for Breaking Logjam
on Timber Theft Legislation - Bill Increases the $10 Penalty for Stealing
Trees from Forest Preserve for First Time Since 1909
June
Sunday, June
30, 2002
Subpoenas
Issued to Compel State Official to Testify in Hearing on Chemical
Pesticide Application in Lake George
Thursday,June
27, 2002
Adirondack
Council Praises Senate Panel for Passing New Draft of Clean Air
Bill by Sen. Jeffords of Vermont - Senate Committee Approves Bill by
10-9 Vote
Wednesday,
June 26, 2002
Adirondack
Council Praises Assembly for Passing Bill to Assist Natural History
Museum Planned in Adirondacks
Wednesday,
June 19, 2002
Adirondack
Council Supports Legislation Informing Boaters to Avoid Spreading
Harmful, Non-native Plants and Animals - Program Would Complement Existing
Roadside Removal Program
Sunday, June
16, 2002
Adirondack
Council Urges Assembly to Pass Bill for Natural History Museum
Planned in Adirondacks - Lauds Adirondack Park Agency’s
Approval of Museum’s Building Plan
Tuesday, June
11, 2002
Eurasion
Milfoil Disappearing from Lake George all by Itself Data Presented
at Park Agency "Sonar" Hearing Shows
May
Tuesday, May
21, 2002
Adirondack
Council Hires New Executive Director After National Search -
Brian L. Houseal to Start July 1
May 8, 2002
Governor
Pataki's Press Release - Governor
Pataki Signs Bill Banning the Sale of Lead Sinkers - Law to Protect
Waterfowl from Toxic Materials Contained in Fishing Devices
Wednesday,
May 1, 2002
Adirondack
Council Calls on Legislative Leaders & Governor not to Compound
Last Year's Environmental Failure with New Raid on Environmental
Protection Fund
April
Tuesday, April
23, 2002
Environmental
Groups Commend Legislature for Passing Bill that will Ban the
Sale of Small Lead Sinkers to Protect Birds
Monday, April
22, 2002
Adirondack
Council Welcomes President Bush to Adirondacks, Thanks Him for
Forest Funding and Stimulating Acid Rain Debate
Wednesday,
April 10, 2002
Environmental Groups Call on Governor and
Attorney General to Appeal Federal Ruling on Acid Rain Pollution
Trading Law
Friday, April
5, 2002
Adirondack
Council Praises Bush Administration Efforts on Acid Rain at Albany
Press Conference with EPA Administrator Christie Whitman
March
Sunday, March
31, 2002
Eight
Organizations that Care about Adirondack Loons Announce Public
Education Campaign Against Small Lead Sinkers
Wednesday,
March 13, 2002
Adirondack
Council Calls on Adirondack Park Agency to Revise Proposed Rules
for Bed & Breakfast Tourist Accommodations
February
Thursday,
February 14, 2002
Governor's
New Acid Rain Regulations are Toughest in the Nation - Adirondack
Council Calls on President, Congress to Enact Similar Cuts Nationally
To Prevent Further Acid Rain Damage Across the United States
Thursday,
February 14, 2002
President
Bush's Clear Skies Initiative Would Curb Acid Rain, Protect Largest
Park in Continental U.S. from Destruction - Council Urges Congress
to Approve Cuts in Sulfur Dioxide, Nitrogen Oxides ASAP
Wednesday,
February 13, 2002
Adirondack
Cell Tower Policy Vastly Improved by Park Agency to Protect Park's
Scenic Landscaped and Historic Sites - APA Commissioners Fix Problems With
Consultant's Controversial Policy Draft
Tuesday, February
5, 2002
Adirondack
Council Praises A.P.A. Appointment, Urges Agency To Fill Final
Vacancy by Appointing New General Counsel
January
Tuesday, January
22, 2002
Governor
Heeds Environmentalists' Call on Protection Fund, Proposes $125
Million Both in this Fiscal Year and Next
Tuesday, January
15, 2002
Adirondack
Council Praises Pataki for A.P.A. Appointments, Urges Senate
to Approve the Nominations
Wednesday,
January 2, 2002
Lake
George Park Commission Scales Back Plans for First Chemical Experiment
in Adirondack Park - Adirondack Council Signs Agreement After
Extensive Changes Made to Plan
For more
information on the following news releases,
contact John Sheehan at (518) 432-1770
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