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Date   Topic
6/20/08   Environmental Groups Praise Public Service Commission Investment in Energy Efficiency Efforts
6/19/08   Net Metering Legislation Passes Both Houses
6/18/08   Important Incentive for Solar Energy Awaits Governor's Signature
6/16/08   Lobster V-Notch Program Saved!
6/13/08   Sen. Aubertine Urges Public to Speak at IJC Hearings
6/10/08   Environmental Groups Call on NY Governor to Ditch Plans for Coal Power Plant
6/9/08   CCE Calls for a Recycling Renaissance on Long Island
6/6/08   Buffalo Kicks Off Summer Voyage to Protect and Restore Great Lakes
6/4/08   NEWS ADVISORY: Fastest Sail Boat on the Lakes to Push for Lake Erie Restoration in Healthy Lakes, Healthy Lives Tour
5/28/08   Restoration Plan Key to Helping Lakes Erie, Ontario & St. Lawrence River Buffer Impacts of Global Warming: Healing Our Waters Coalition Releases New Report on Global Warming Impacts to Great Lakes
5/19/08   Environmental Groups Applaud Legislative Resolution urging creation of environmentally sustainable water level management plan for Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River
5/5/08   Energy, Environmental, and Farm Advocates Join Together in Albany to Call for Renewable Energy Changes
4/24/08   Environmentalists to Receive US EPA Quality Award
4/10/08   New York State Denies Broadwater: Historic Public Victory
4/8/08   Syracuse Celebrates Annual Earth Day Festival
4/3/08   Legislators and Environmental Community Call for Renewed DEP Funding
3/28/08   IJC Plan Fails the People and the Environment: Joint Statement on the Release of the International Joint Commission’s Draft Water Levels Plan for St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario
3/20/08   FERC approves Broadwater, Environmentalists Not the Least Bit Surprised
3/14/08   New York Joins Great Lakes Water Resources Compact
3/12/08   Green Groups Look Forward to Working with Governor-to-be Paterson
3/12/08   VICTORY: Westchester Says "No" to Broadwater
3/11/08   Westchester Considering Resolution Opposing Broadwater
3/10/08   Overwhelming Public Support To Move Forward With Local Wind Project
2/13/08   NYS DEC Rips Broadwater…Again: For the Second Time in Two Months DEC Tells Broadwater their Application is Incomplete and Project is damaging to the LI Sound
2/11/08   NYS Assembly Passes Great Lakes Compact /State Senate & Assembly Make Great Lakes Priority for 2008 Legislative Session
2/7/08   Environmentalists File Freedom of Information Act with NY State to Obtain Broadwater Documents
1/16/08   Governor Highlights Need to Protect Great Lakes, Makes Great Lakes Compact a Legislative Priority
12/27/07   NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Identifies Serious Environmental Impacts From Broadwater
12/6/07   New York Congresswoman Plays Key Role in the Federal Energy Bill
12/5/07   CCE Launches Public Education Campaign in Nyack School District: Environmental and Public Health Questions Persist Surrounding Synthetic Turf
12/3/07   Another 20,000 Signatures Sent to FERC in Opposition to Broadwater
11/28/07   Congressman Higgins and Citizens Campaign for the Environment Host Great Lakes Roundtable Discussion
11/13/07   Shop Green, Think Globally, Buy Locally: Eco-savvy Holiday Gifts Ideas
11/12/07   Save the Western Bays: Environmentalists, Businesses, and Fisherman Announce New Campaign – Release 4 point plan to bring back south shore’s Western Bays
11/12/07   Westchester County Board of Legislators Committee Considering Resolution Against Broadwater
11/8/07   Congressional Override of President’s Veto Good News for Great Lakes (Includes CCE-produced video)
11/8/07   Finally, Congress Takes A Stand For Clean Water And Environment
11/5/07   Environmentalist Appointed to NYSAEMC Board of Directors
10/30/07   Clean Water Victory: General Assembly Passes State Bond Package and Funds CWF at $90 million!
10/4/07   Environmentalists Object to City of Norwalk’s Plan to Pollute the Long Island Sound
10/2/07   Thirty-five Years after Clean Water Act New York Needs Congress to Help Avert New Clean Water Crisis
10/1/07   Third Annual South Shore Estuary Reserve Stewardship Awards Ceremony
9/28/07   Environmentalists Propose New LIPA Vision, Calling for Elected LIPA Trustee Members and Renewable Energy Plan
9/19/07   New York’s Ocean & Great Lakes Policy Moving Forward
8/14/07   CCE Requests Environmental Impact Study for Plum Island Wind Farm Proposal
8/7/07   Pollution Prompts Beach Closings in New York and Connecticut
8/2/07   NYS Senator Leibell & Assemblyman Bradley Recognized for Leadership in Fight for Hudson Valley Preservation Act
7/17/07   Broadwater Wants NYS OK to Pollute Our Air
7/17/07   NYS Senate Passes Great Lakes Compact
7/11/07   Congressman Higgins, Southtowns Walleye Association, Citizens Campaign for the Environment Applaud Efforts to Ban Invasive Species
7/9/07   Environmentalists Request Meeting With Senator Joe Bruno to Discuss Broadwater
7/9/07   NY State Environmental Protection Fund Legislation Awaits Governor Spitzer’s Signature
7/6/07   Free Concert - Stop Global Warming and Stop Broadwater: Town of Brookhaven and Citizens Campaign for the Environment Sponsoring Free Concert on Saturday Night, scheduled to coincide with Vice President Al Gore’s Global Live Earth Concert Series
7/3/07   Local Control and Conservation Protections Under Threat by Feds
6/21/07   MEDIA ADVISORY: Press Conference: Town of Brookhaven and Citizens Campaign for the Environment announce July 7th Concert Festival
6/21/07   NYS Legislature Passes Two Key Environmental Bills
6/15/07   Fowler High School Students Deliver a “Message in a Bottle” to Senator DeFrancisco: Celebrate Bottle Bill’s 25th Anniversary by Passing the Bigger Better Bottle Bill
6/12/07   Members of the Public Converge on Albany to Give Governor Critical Message—Find an Alternative to Broadwater
6/8/07   Significant Increase in Federal Funding for LI Sound
6/6/07   Broadwater Alternatives on the Horizon
6/5/07   General Assembly Responds to Strong Public Support to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
5/8/07   Assembly En Con Committee Passes Bigger Better Bottle Bill: Groups Call on State Law-Makers to Update the Bottle Bill this Session
5/3/07   Citizens Campaign for the Environment Presents Their Prestigious 2007 Environmental Equinox Award to Congressman Steve Israel & Whole Foods Market
4/25/07   Environmentalists call on the PSC and Governor Spitzer to require KeySpan to reveal locations and extent of toxic contamination as a condition of the pending merger
3/20/07   Stop Invasive Species, New York Groups Urge U.S. Congress as Seaway Opens
3/19/07   Climate Crisis Action Day in Washington DC
3/7/07   NYS Environmental Leaders Endorse Bill to Restore Great Lakes
2/1/07   International Scientists’ Climate Crisis Report Has Implications for Upstate New York
1/26/07   MEDIA ADVISORY: Suffolk County Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Releases Mosquito Control Plan Recommendations
1/23/07   MEDIA ADVISORY: Ten Long Island Assemblymembers Pen Letter to Governor Spitzer Calling Broadwater a Bad Deal for Long Island
1/19/07   Congress Introduces Bill to Protect Lake Erie and Ontario Boaters, Anglers, from Dangerous Non-Native Species
1/9/07   Massive Opposition to Broadwater Continues to Increase!
1/9/07   Environmentalists Seek Three Key Provisions at PSC Hearings for KeySpan and National Grid Merger
12/7/06   Pesticide Neighbor Notification Law Passes Ulster Legislature!
11/29/06   Permanent Pesticide Neighbor Notification Law Passes Legislature!
11/17/06   Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Environmental Assessment of Broadwater Called Laughable by CCE
10/25/06   MEDIA ADVISORY: Students Learn About the Inconvenient Truth of Global Warming
10/23/06   MEDIA ADVISORY: Wind Energy Education Forum to be held at SUNY Oneonta
10/11/06   MEDIA ADVISORY: Nassau County Takes Step to Protect Children From Diesel Fumes
10/10/06   The Sooner the Better: Control Mercury Pollution Now!: Environmentalists call on NYS DEC to shorten timeline to reduce mercury
9/29/06   Momentum Continues for Davids Island Preservation
9/29/06   Congress Doubles Fish and Wildlife Restoration Funding
9/25/06   Environmental Justice for All Tour Comes to Syracuse
9/18/06   Shell Oil Seeks to “Buy” Support for Broadwater Through Long Island Sound Grant Program
8/25/06   PRESS EVENT ADVISORY:New York State Kicks the Barrel on Oil Addiction!
8/23/06   Congressman Walsh, Environmental Groups Push For Restoration of the Great Lakes
8/10/06   MEDIA ADVISORY: LI Groups Think Globally and are Acting Locally: WindWorks Coalition Launches Public Education Campaign for Offshore Wind Park
8/9/06   New York on Cutting Edge of Ocean Policy: Governor Pataki signs Oceans, Estuaries, & Great Lakes bill into law
8/3/06   Report Indicates NYS Beach Closings Continued in 2005, Closings Hit Record High Nationwide
7/25/06  

Environmental Groups Praise Historic Oswego River Clean-up

6/29/06   Environmentalists Urge Public to Attend Important Offshore Wind Park Hearings
6/29/06   Environmental Groups Seek Improvements to Suffolk County Draft Mosquito Control Plan
6/23/06   NYS Legislative Session Wraps up with Mixed Results for Environment: Environmentalists take the good with the bad
6/23/06   New York State Assembly First Legislative Body in Great Lakes to Pass Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact
6/5/06   Local Groups Call On Long Island State Senators To Pass The Bigger, Better Bottle Bill
5/31/06   Governor Pataki Distributes 2005-2006 Environmental Protection Funds: Next year's funds held hostage in NYS Legislature
5/25/06   New York Announces Initiative to Reduce Mercury Pollution
5/22/06   Onondaga County Designates First Pesticide Awareness Week
5/8/06   Groups and Public Support Pesticide Notification at Public Hearing
5/8/06   Bush Proposal Would Drain Funding to Prevent Sewage Contamination in New York
5/5/06   Environmentalists Celebrate the End of the Harmful Gasoline Additive
5/4/06   CCE Presents 2006 Environmental Equinox Award to Congressman Timothy Bishop & HSBC Bank
4/26/06   Attention Erie County residents: Pesticide Neighbor Notification is back!
4/24/06   Adirondack Council Urges Legislature to Let Veto on Renewable Energy Programs Stand
4/17/06   Locals Present $1 Billion Check from Taxpayers to Disclose Abuse of Public Funds in America’s Rainforest in Alaska
4/5/06   New Great Lakes Clean-Up Bill Will Benefit Citizens of New York
3/28/06   Protection Measures Needed for Survival of Horseshoe Crabs
3/17/06   America’s Congressman Announces His Retirement
3/15/06   North Babylon Students Challenge Oprah to Join Fight on Global Warming
3/3/06   Congresswoman Kelly, Congressman Boehlert and Congressman Walsh Join Fellow Republicans in Support of America’s Arctic Refuge and Clean Budget Bill - 24 House Republicans Sign Letter Opposing Arctic Drilling
3/2/06   New Comprehensive Report Debunks the Need for Broadwater and Suggests Safer, Cost Efficient Alternatives for NY and CT
2/14/06   New York State Assembly Takes Action To Protect New York’s Drinking Water, Prevent Flooding, and Protect Fish and Wildlife From Wetland Destruction Threat: Conservation Groups Call on the Senate to Follow Suit
2/7/06   Absent Presidential Leadership, New York Citizens Turn to Congress to Restore Great Lakes
2/2/06   Environmental Protection Agency Releases Rule on Human Pesticide Testing
2/1/06   Environmentalists Reject Broadwater Application
1/26/06   CCE Celebrates 21 Years with 21 Energy Saving Tips For Under $100!
1/18/06   US Coast Guard Rejects Broadwater's Safety and Security Report
1/17/06   Pataki Budget is Grand Slam for NYS Environmental Programs
1/10/06   Public Health and Environmental Groups Celebrate New York’s Newest and Largest Wind Farm, Issue Statement of Support for Wind Power Development in New York
12/21/05   Long Island Sound Restoration Act Passes Senate
12/21/05   New York City Council Rejects Meaningful Public Input Before Considering Broadwater Resolution
12/21/05   First Report Card Released on NY Sewage Treatment Plants
12/20/05   Environmentalist Elected to Syracuse Real Food Co-op Board of Directors
12/09/05   Great Opportunity Ahead for the Great Lakes
12/09/05   Environmentalists Call Upon the EPA to Ban all Human Pesticide Testing
11/22/05   Top Ten Holiday Gift Ideas Provided on Website
11/02/05   Victory for Horseshoe Crabs & the Red Knot
10/06/05   Congress Should Oppose Barton's No Relief Energy Bill (H.R. 3893)
8/23/05   Syracuse City Hall to be Powered by 100% Renewable Energy
8/11/05   Senator Clinton Opposes Broadwater
7/29/05   Environmentalist Appointed to Erie County Environmental Management Council
7/27/05   Environmentalists Call for Better Long Island Energy Plan
7/21/05   Opposition to Broadwater Grows
7/13/05   New Jersey Joins New York and Connecticut in Banning MTBE From Gasoline
7/12/05   Coalition Launches Landmark Campaign to “EXXPOSE EXXON
6/20/05   The National Arctic Quest Tour Comes to Town
6/13/05   Legislature Expected to Vote on Pesticide Neighbor Notification Law
6/06/05   Environmentalist Appointed to Onondaga Recycling and Solid Waste Agency
6/01/05   Environmentalists Fight to Protect Nassau's Drinking Water
5/20/05   New York Environmental Groups Applaud EPA Sewage Decision
5/19/05   Beginning to the End of Dumping in Long Island Sound
5/10/05   Legislature to Hold Public Hearing on Pesticide Notification Law
5/09/05   Poll Reveals Strong Senate Support for Community Preservation Act
4/12/05   EPA Permanently Cancels Unethical Pesticide Study
4/11/05   Suffolk County Legislature Adopts TWO Clean Energy Resolutions
3/08/05   Environmentalists and Citizens Sue to Protect the Seneca River
3/07/05   Nassau County to Pass Resolution for Purchase of Clean Energy
3/03/05   Senator Trunzo Awarded for Protection of South Shore Estuary Reserve
2/22/05   Connecticut Reverses on Dredged Materials Dumping in Long Island Sound
1/21/05   Pesticide Neighbor Notification Law Renewed
12/21/04   Liquefied Natural Gas Barge Will Pose Extensive Risk
12/09/04   EPA to Reverse Sewage Standard
11/23/04   Holiday Gift Ideas on CCE Website
11/08/04   EPA Pesticide Study Endangers Public Health
10/12/04   New York State Called On to Reduce Power Plant Emissions
10/08/04   Senator Clinton Praised for Saving Long Island Wind Farms
10/06/04   Amendment Threatens The Long Island Offshore Wind Farm
10/04/04   Pesticide Notification Law Success
9/21/04   Onondaga Health Department Responds on Pesticide Spraying Notification
9/02/04   Onondaga County Forgoes Pesticide Notification
8/05/04   Beach Closures and Advisories Up (Farmingdale release)
8/05/04   Beach Closures and Advisories Up (White Plains release)
8/05/04   Beach Closures and Advisories Up (Syracuse release)
8/05/04   Beach Closures and Advisories Up (Buffalo release)

8/05/04

  Onondaga County Pesticide Spraying

7/23/04

  Livingston County Resolution
7/09/04   CCE Supports Wind Power, Addressing Issue of Bird Mortality
5/10/04   Wetlands Protection
4/15/04   Long Island Sound Dredge Spoils
4/15/04   Sustainable Tax Policy
4/13/04   Pesticide Retailers Must Comply With Pesticide Neighbor Notification
3/31/04   Release of Pesticide Neighbor Notification PSA
3/23/04   Exxon Valdez Anniversary
3/23/04   Wetlands Protection
3/19/04   Pesticide Neighbor Notification in Effect in Erie County
2/19/04   Sewage Report
2/05/04   Sewage Blending
12/22/03   Westchester County Resolution
12/10/03   MTBE Ban
12/03/03   Renewable Energy Education
11/25/03   Holiday Gift Ideas
11/03/03   Buffalo Common Council Encourages Wind Development
10/20/03   Zoar Valley Master Plan
9/25/03   LIPA Reducing Light Pollution
9/23/03   NiMo Green-up Program
9/08/03   Westchester County Resolution
7/28/03   Whistle Stop Tour - Rainforest Protection
7/15/03   Tongass and Chugach National Forests
7/02/03   Renewable Energy
6/05/03   Roadless Area Conservation Rule
4/09/03   Bush Administration Rule