Lackawanna Coalition

advocating for rail passengers since 1979

Tag: environment

  • RUN for Better Trains and a Better Environment

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    David Peter Alan

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    Coalition Chairperson Sally Jane Gellert came to rail advocacy through the environmental movement. She participated in the first Earth Day, back in 1970, when she was in high school. Today, she is one of a number of advocates for trains and rail transit who appreciate the connection between rail and a cleaner environment, but many…

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  • Remembering Maureen Ogden

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    Webweaver

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    From the early 1970s, Maureen Ogden was greatly interested in environmental issues. She was a member of the Citizens League for Environmental Action Now as well as the Millburn Environmental Commission, of which she became chairperson. Maureen Ogden was elected to a 3-year term on the Millburn Township Committee in 1975 and to a second…

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  • FRA Proposes Additional Exclusions to Environmental Procedures

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    Donald Winship

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    This short article is from Railroad Track and Structures. It does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Lackawanna Coalition. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) proposed an addition of 7 new Categorical Exclusions (CE) to its environmental procedures that will help expedite project delivery across the country. The proposed CEs, which were developed in coordination…

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