On Sat, 22 Jul 2000 23:31:17 -0500 (CDT) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Help Stop Giuliani From Spraying >The following articles show how the EPA, the Parks Service and the >DEC are being pressured to allow the Mayor to spray on parklands >even though they fully understand that it will destroy many forms >of life, pollute bodies of water and have little if any effect on >protecting human health. They are going to give him permission to >violate numerous environmental laws. Following the articles are >numerous links to the agencies involved and contact numbers for >many of their personnel. Please save and distribute this information >as widely as possible and contact as many of the officials as you >can. Let them know you will not quietly accept this totally >unjustified abandonment of their duty to protect the environment. >Tell they by letter, phone, fax and email that you take this very >seriously and that you will take political action if they do not >live up to their responsibility to protect the environment. > >Robert Lederman, President of A.R.T.I.S.T. >(Artists’ Response To Illegal State Tactics) >and plaintiff in the No-Spray Coalition lawsuit >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (718) 743-3722 >http://www.openair.org/alerts/artist/nyc.html > >For archived Lederman articles see: http://www.levymultimedia.com >[For essays and notes on pesticides scroll down to and click on >Lederman archive link or go to >http://www.levymultimedia.com/lederman/index.htm] > >No-Spray Lawsuit Hotline >Contact: Cathryn Swan (212) 343-2209 >No Spray Hotline: (718) 670-7110 > >NY Times 7/22/200 >Questions About Where, and Whether, to Spray Pesticides > >Arguing that humans are more important than a few fish, Mayor >Rudolph W. Giuliani sharply criticized state and federal environmental >officials yesterday for blocking the city from spraying pesticides >in wetlands and other marsh areas in its battle against the West >Nile virus. > >The mayor attacked the government policies -- which prohibit spraying >many pesticides over water, to protect fish and other aquatic life >-- as he announced that spraying to eradicate mosquitoes that carry >the virus would be extended to nearly all of Staten Island and >northern Queens on Monday night because three more infected birds >had been found in those areas. > >"The reality is that danger to human life is more important than >birds, fish and insects," said Mr. Giuliani. He condemned policies >of the National Parks Service, which had prevented spraying pesticides >inside the Gateway National Recreation Area, and the state's >Department of Environmental Conservation, which has strictly enforced >a federal prohibition on the use of pesticides in ponds and wetlands >elsewhere in the city. > >Mr. Giuliani's protests, at a news conference on Staten Island, >provoked immediate offers of compromise by state and federal >officials. > >The Parks Service said it would allow the city to spray in the >Staten Island section of Gateway at the same time it sprays elsewhere >in the city on Monday. A senior official of the Environmental >Protection Agency in Washington said the agency would consider >granting the city an emergency waiver to allow spraying over water, >perhaps at the same time on Monday. > >"Our goal and our desire is to make sure we are providing complete >health protection," said Stephen Johnson, the deputy assistant >administrator for the E.P.A.'s office of prevention, pesticides >and toxic substances. He said the waiver would allow the city to >spray its pesticide, Anvil, over water despite federal rules that >prohibit its use in areas "where surface water is present."...Mr. >Giuliani, who acknowledged that spraying Anvil over water would >kill fish, dismissed environmental protests. > >"We catch fish to eat them, so if we lose a few fish to save human >lives, I don't understand" the confusion going on, he said. > >Daily News 7/22/2000 >City to Spray Queens, S.I. >State quashes skeeter war >Mayor Giuliani ordered ground spraying in 10 neighborhoods in >northeastern Queens overnight Monday. Staten Island also will be >sprayed, except for the Westerleigh and Rossville areas sprayed >this week. > >The spraying will begin, weather permitting, at 10 p.m. and finish >by 5 a.m. > >Giuliani opened another front in the West Nile war, blasting the >feds and the state for barring the city from spraying pesticide >over water prime breeding ground for mosquitoes. > >Mayor Giuliani holds a jar of mosquito fish as he announces his >plan to mosquito proof New York City. > >"Danger to human life is more important than birds, fish and >insects," he said. > >The mayor, who fired off letters to federal and state environmental >chiefs, said wetlands make up 25% of Staten Island and are a >significant part of the other boroughs. > >But the feds said later that they have no objection to the spraying >and insisted the city never asked for permission. > >The National Park Service did warn the city in the spring not to >use a pesticide that kills mosquito larvae in salt marshes, fearing >it could kill fish and damage the sensitive ecology in places such >as the Gateway National Recreation Area. > >But spokesman Brian Feenedy added, "The National Park Service is >also very concerned [about] ... the potential threat to human life >posed by the West Nile virus." > >The state, however, wasn't budging. > >Jennifer Post, a spokeswoman for the Department of Environmental >Conservation, said pesticides are not designed to be sprayed over >water. > >"If we receive permission to spray in the national parks, we will," >said Sandy Mullin, a spokeswoman for the city Health Department. > >The city was slapped with a federal lawsuit this week by >environmentalists who contend the city's use of the pesticide Anvil >is dangerous to humans. > >AP 7/22/2000 >Giuliani criticizes state and federal spraying restrictions >NEW YORK (AP) - State and federal environmental groups are tying >the city's hands in its fight against the West Nile virus by blocking >the use of pesticides in wetlands and other marsh areas, Mayor >Rudolph W. Giuliani said. > >The mayor criticized the National Parks Service, for preventing >spraying inside the Gateway National Recreation Area, and the state >Department of Environmental Conservation, for strictly enforcing >a federal prohibition on the use of pesticides in ponds and wetlands >elsewhere in the city. > >''The reality is that danger to human life is more important than >birds, fish and insects,'' Giuliani said Friday. ''We catch fish >to eat them, so if we lose a few fish to save human lives, I don't >understand,'' he said, acknowledging that spraying the city's >pesticide, Anvil, over water would kill aquatic life. > >In response, the Parks Service said it would allow the city to >spray in the Staten Island section of Gateway at the same time it >sprays Staten Island and northern Queens on Monday. > >Stephen Johnson, deputy assistant administrator for the Environmental >Protection Agency in Washington, said the agency would consider >granting the city an emergency waiver allowing the city to spray >Anvil over water. > >''Our goal and our desire is to make sure we are providing complete >health protection,'' Johnson told The New York Times. > >Health officials said Friday that the West Nile virus had killed >a blue jay in Douglaston, Queens, and a crow and a sparrow in the >Great Kills and Bay Terrace sections of Staten Island during the >first week of July. > >The dead birds are among five identified in the city this year that >were infected by the virus, which was responsible for 62 confirmed >cases, including seven deaths, last fall. > >State health officials said 29 birds had been killed by the virus >this year, including five crows in Rockland County and a blue jay >in Westchester County. Also, a mosquito carrying the virus was >found in Orange County and infected mosquitoes were detected in >Stamford, Conn. > >Spraying has already begun in parts of New Jersey and in Staten >Island and Rockland, Westchester and Suffolk counties in New York. >New Jersey health officers in five counties are scheduled next week >to begin ''active surveillance'' of hospitals for possible cases >of West Nile virus. > >There have been no confirmed cases of the virus in humans this >year. > >The virus is most problematic for children under 5, the elderly >and people with weakened immune systems. Otherwise, it causes >flulike symptoms in healthy adults. > >AP-ES-07-22-00 0455EDT !--END--> Links No-Spray Lawsuit Hotline >Contact: Cathryn Swan (212) 343-2209 No Spray Hotline: (718) 670-7110 >Guide to State and Local government on the Net (contact your own >State agencies BEFORE they begin spraying you) >http://www.piperinfo.com/state/index.cfm NY State Links >http://www.piperinfo.com/state/state_detail.cfm?state=New%20York >NY State Dept of Environmental Conservation DEC http://www.dec.state.ny.us/ >DEC's News Center The DEC Press Office is located in Room 602 of >the Central Office at 50 Wolf Road, Albany, New York, 12233-1020. > >You can reach Director of Public Information Jennifer Post and >Assistant Public Information Officers Jennifer Meicht and Dan >Farrell at: Phone: (518) 457-5400 Fax: (518) 457-7735 NY State DEC >personell directory http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dpae/directory.html >[partial list] Personnel Directory - Executive and Divisions [Note: >The spraying directly violates NY State and Fed laws regarding >water quality, hazardous waste disposal and environmental impact >study requirements. > >These officials are directly responsible for administering these >laws-RL] This directory includes executive staff and division >directors. DEC Executive Staff are appointed by the Governor to >carry out the policies of the state. Division Directors are directly >responsible for the department's programs. > >Commissioner John P. Cahill, Commissioner 50 Wolf Road, Albany, NY >12233-1011 518-485-8940 Fax 518-457-7744 email address >[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gavin J. Donohue Executive Deputy >Commissioner 518-457-2390 Fax 518-457-7744 Office of External >Affairs Jennifer Post Director of Public Information 518-457-5400 >Laurel Remus Director, Division of Public Affairs and Education >518-457-0840 Office of Water Quality and Environmental Remediation >James Austin Acting Deputy Commissioner 518-457-6559 Michael O'Toole >Director, Division of Environmental Remediation 518-457-5861 Air >and Waste Management Carl Johnson Deputy Commissioner 518-457-1415 >N.G. Kaul Director, Division of Water 518-457-7464 Jim Austin >Assistant Commissioner for Environmental Monitors 518-485-8437 Bob >Warland Director, Division of Air Resources 518-457-7230 Stephen >Hammond Director, Division of Solid and Hazardous Materials >518-457-6934 Office of Natural Resources Peter Duncan Deputy >Commissioner 518-457-0975 Gerry Barnhart Director, Division of >Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources 518-457-5690 Frank Dunstan >Director, Division of Lands and Forests 518-457-2475 Michael Turley >Acting Director, Division of Operations 518-457-6310 Jeff Sama >Director, Division of Environmental Permits 518-457-7424 Office of >Public Protection James W. Tuffey Assistant Commissioner 518-457-0331 >Terrance A. Revella Director, Division of Law Enforcement 518-457-5681 >Tom Rinaldi Acting Director, Division of Forest Protection and Fire >Management 518-457-5740 Office of Hearings and Mediation Services >James Ferreira Assistant Commissioner 518-457-3468 Daniel Louis >Chief Administrative Law Judge 518-457-3468 Frank Bifera General >Counsel 518-457-4415 Alison Smith Director, Division of Legal >Affairs 518-457-3551 Charles Sullivan Director, Division of >Environmental Enforcement 518-457-4348 Office of Legislative Affairs >Stephen Bobarakis Legislative Affairs Unit, Legislative Counsel >518-457-2239 NYC Government Links >http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/serdir/html/aglist.html > >US Government Search (Excellent) >http://usgovsearch.northernlight.com/publibaccess/ > >National Parks Service >http://www.nps.gov/ >National Parks Service Personell Directory >http://165.83.219.72/npsdirectory/ > >US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) >http://www.epa.gov/ > >LONG ISLAND SOUND EPA CONTACTS >LISS Offices Connecticut New York EPA LIS Office >Stamford Government Center 888 Washington Blvd >Stamford, CT 06904-2152 >(203) 977-1541 >EPA LIS Office >Marine Science Research Center >SUNY >Stony Brook, NY 11794-5000 >(516) 632-9216 >LISS Public Outreach >New York Sea Grant 146 Suffolk Hall >SUNY >Stony Brook, NY 11794-5002 >(516) 632-9216 >CT Dept of Environmental Protection >Water Management Planning & Standards Division >79 Elm Street >Hartford, CT 06106-5127 >(860) 424-3020 >National Estuary Program >US EPA >Office of Water >401 M Street (4504S) >Washington, DC 20460 >(202) 260-6502 >US Fish & Wildlife Service >Southern New England NY Bight Coastal Ecosystems Shoreline Plaza Route 1A >PO Box 307 >Charlestown, RI 02813 >(401) 364-9124 >Long Island Field Office >PO Box 608 >500 St. Marks Lane >Islip, NY 11751-0608 >(516) 581-2941 >National Marine Fisheries Service >212 Rogers Ave >Milford, CT 06460 >(203) 579-7000 >Connecticut >Dept of Environmental Protection (DEP) >79 Elm Street >Hartford, CT 06106-5127 >(860) 424-3000 >Dept Agriculture Shellfish >(203) 874-0696 >Department of Health: >Septic Systems >(860) 509-7296 >Shellfish Quality >(860) 509-7750 >CT Rivers Alliance >(860) 693-1602 >Cooperative Extension: >Fairfield >(203) 797-4176 >Hartford >(860) 570-9010 >Litchfield >(860) 626-6240 >Middlesex >(860) 345-4511 >New Haven >(203) 789-7865 >New London >(860) 887-1608 >Tolland >(860) 875-3331 >Windham >(860) 774-9600 >Clean Sound, Inc. >(203) 929-6195 >Fund for the Environment >(203) 787-0646 >Hazardous Spills/ >Oil & Chemical (24 hour) >(860) 424-3338 >Hazardous Waste/Enforcement/ >Complaints >(860) 424-3023 >LIS Resource Center >(860) 405-9015 >LIS Watershed Alliance >(203) 327-9786 >National Audubon Society >(860) 526-4686 >National Response Center (dumping/spills) >(800) 424-8802 >Save the Sound, Inc. >(203) 327-9786 >Sound Waters, Inc. >(203) 323-1978 > > *** NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. 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