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…

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

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.