Adirondack Park advocates and a member of Congress say the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to prevent enforcement of federal Good Neighbor Rule would endanger public health and the health of Adirondack forests and waters by exempting two coal states from new limits on interstate air pollution. [Read more…] about Supreme Court Decision Endangers Adirondack Progress on Acid Rain
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Finger Lakes Museum Getting $2 Million for Construction
Several months after the initial announcement by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, President Joe Biden has signed an appropriations bill that designates $2 million for the construction of the Finger Lakes Museum, in Yates County, NY. [Read more…] about Finger Lakes Museum Getting $2 Million for Construction
Schumer: $1.6 Million Secured for New Finger Lakes Museum Building
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer has announced a $3.6 million boost in federal funding in pending legislation for two Yates County, NY, organizations: the Finger Lakes Museum and Keuka College. [Read more…] about Schumer: $1.6 Million Secured for New Finger Lakes Museum Building
McKean Fireboat Added To National Register of Historic Places
Following his advocacy and a personal meeting with the Fireboat McKean Preservation Project’s David Rocco, U.S Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer recently announced that the National Park Service (NPS) has approved the nomination of the historic John D. McKean fireboat, a retired New York City Fire Department (FDNY) vessel, to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). [Read more…] about McKean Fireboat Added To National Register of Historic Places
Growing Support for Reinternment of Lake George Colonial War Dead
Lake George’s drive to honor the many who died at the smallpox hospital at Fort George in the first years of the American Revolution has gained new momentum. [Read more…] about Growing Support for Reinternment of Lake George Colonial War Dead
Army Base Being Renamed for Albany’s Henry Johnson
Sergeant Henry Johnson, an African-American hero of the First World War from Albany, NY, will officially have Fort Polk in Louisiana renamed in his honor this June. The move comes after Congress authorized the Naming Commission to provide new names for U.S. military bases and other Department of Defense installations originally named after Confederate leaders and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) advocated for the change. [Read more…] about Army Base Being Renamed for Albany’s Henry Johnson
US Archivist Appointment Still On Hold
In September, the President’s nominee for Archivist of the United States (AOTUS), Dr. Colleen Shogan, appeared before the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs (HSGAC) in accordance with the Senate’s advice and consent capacity for presidential appointments. [Read more…] about US Archivist Appointment Still On Hold