Library Search

Beaver Dam River in the Adirondack Park Forest Preserve. The minerals exploration would involve road building, tree cutting, and drilling. (Photo courtesy of June Marie)
case January 22, 2014

Defending the Adirondack Park Forest Preserve from Mining

As the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation prepares for exploratory mining in the Adirondack Park Forest Preserve, four environmental organizations, represented by Earthjustice, are asking for confirmation that the agency will not authorize sampling until laws prohibiting the mining are changed. The groups, Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve; the Atlantic States…

Press Release January 22, 2014

Adirondack Groups to New York State: Law Must Be Changed Before Exploratory Mining Is Permitted in Forest Preserve

Additional statutes, forest management plans, and regulations bar contemplated mining operations

document January 17, 2014

Letter to New York DEC

In a letter to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, four environmental organizations ask for confirmation that the agency will not authorize sampling until laws prohibiting the mining are changed.