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There is hardly an issue we need to address as it (the lawsuit) is completely baseless. He (Fareri) did not get what he wanted, which was to build a supermarket at Business Park Drive, so we see this as a response to that ... The applicant has satisfied all the local and state environmental law requirements, including receiving a DEC (state Department of Environmental Conservation) consent order in 2007. The fact that the Town Board and the Planning Board saw it fit to accelerate their in-depth review does not make it illegal.
Today, the Department of Environmental Conservation will hear testimony from many individuals and organizations
Does (Department of Environmental Conservation) have enough inspectors to make sure the casing and cement is put in the ground properly so we can all drink our water when this is done?More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Public meeting on Superfund project in Garden City
The state Department of Environmental Conservation, in conjunction with the state Department of Health, will present a proposed $731,000 cleanup plan to remove contaminated soil and treat contaminated groundwater from the Award Packaging site in Garden C Read more »
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State probes alleged mining at farm site
The state Department of Environmental Conservation is investigating the developers of a planned Yaphank fish farm for allegedly mining more than 90,000 cubic yards of sand and dirt without a state permit.The builders of Blue Green Farms, which has broken Read more »
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Schumer calls for expediting dredge permit
Sen. Charles Schumer has renewed a call to the Army Corps of Engineers and the state Department of Environmental Conservation to fast-track a permit application for much-needed dredging of a Greenport Village harbor.In a letter dated Thursday, Schumer (D Read more »
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DEC to close sporting license office Feb. 1
The regional Department of Environmental Conservation office has announced plans to permanently close the sporting license office at the departments regional Stony Brook location as of Feb. 1. The decision was made because of the states current fiscal si Read more »
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Bulova factory no longer on Superfund site list
After years of work following decades of neglect the massive old Bulova Watch Case Factory in Sag Harbor has been officially removed by the state Department of Environmental Conservation from the states list of toxic Superfund sites.The change in status Read more »
Around the web
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Rockland Water Coalition Receives Response To Request
Following a request from the Rockland Water Coalition, the NY Department of Environmental Conservation has now put a link on its home page to information about the Haverstraw Water Supply Project. Wendy Rosenbach, a DEC spokesperson, said the link is inc 2/13/12 from New City Patch Read more »
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Letter: Take money out of drilling equation
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is busy jumping through hoops for the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Environmental Conservation as the prospect of high-volume hydraulic fracturing in New York is debated and discussed. A lot of passion is involve 2/13/12 from The Star-Gazette Read more »
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DEC sets comment period for Leyden gas station
PORT LEYDEN The state Department of Environmental Conservation has issued a no further action proposed remedial action plan for a former gas station in the town. The site, 3514 Mechanic St., became a gas station in 1930, after previously being set for r from Watertown Daily Times Read more »
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A lull, but a need for vigilance
There's a lull in the fight over bringing hydrofracking to New York. Time to count the dead and see how the war is going. Opponents can be cautiously optimistic, with an emphasis on caution. The state Department of Environmental Conservation has 61,000 c from Albany Times-Union Read more »
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EPA investigating coal dust in Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is investigating the source of unidentified “black dust” near the Aurora Energy power plant in downtown Fairbanks, following a complaint last year by a resident who lives nearby. The EPA received a pet from Daily News – Miner Read more »