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New York State Council of Environmental Advisers Subject Files


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
The Council of Environmental Advisors was created in 1970 to provide special counsel to the governor on environmental policy development. This series consists of correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, hearing materials, budget materials, legislation, taskforce reports, project files, and publications produced by the council.
Creator:
Title:
New York State Council of Environmental Advisers subject files
Quantity:

34 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1970-1975
Series Number:
11289

Arrangement

Arranged roughly by subject.

Administrative History

The Council of Environmental Advisors was created by Chapter 140 of the Laws of 1970 to provide special counsel to the governor on environmental policy development. Specifically, the council was charged with developing guidelines for weighing the inter-relation(s) between environmental quality, economic development, and population growth; studying environmental conditions within the state; and recommending policies and legislation to improve the environment.

John L. Loeb, Jr. served as council chairman. When the council was abolished in 1975, its records were placed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Environmental Conservation.

Scope and Content Note

The series consists of correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, hearings, budget materials, legislation, taskforce reports, project files and publications produced by the Council of Environmental Advisors.

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

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Detailed Description

Dates Contents Box

Accretion: 11289-99
1975 Miscellaneous Public Relations, News Releases, Recycling Centers 1
1975 Conference Material, Glens Falls Conference, Conference Mailing Lists, Exhibits at Conferences 2
1974 Hearings - New York City and White Plains 3
1973 Volunteer Correspondence, Municipal Correspondence Regional Meetings 4
Undated Tarrytown Speeches, Meetings, Press Releases, Speaker Letters, Thank You Letters, Tarrytown Conference Material (in Packets) 5
1974 Recycling And Recovery, Reports Publications 6
1973-1974 1973 KNYSC (Keep New York State Clean) Correspondence, 1974 KNYSC Correspondence (Chronological Order) 7
Undated Environmental Workshop Correspondence, Recycling Waste Oil Policy Material 8
Undated Budget, Biographies of Coordinators, Publications, Block Association, Congressional Record of Publications 9
1974 Evaluation of N.Y.S. Environmental Monitoring System, Visual Pollution, New York State Pollution Study, Recon System, Inc., Waste Oil Project, Waste Oil Policy Project, Schenectady Co Task Force, NYC Task Force, Vouchers, Waste Oil Problems, Gordon Associates Incorporated 10
Undated Container Reports - Hearings 11
Undated Container Reports - Hearings 12
1974 KNYSC - Harlem - Fact Sheets, Inter Agency Correspondence 13
1972 Budget, Certificates, Financial Statements 14
1974 Environmental Board Correspondence, Paper Recycling, New York State Tarrytown Commission, Youth Education, Nuclear Pollution Information 15
1972 Minutes Of Meeting - Publications 16
1973-74 CEA - Minutes Of Meetings 17
Undated Legislation - Freedom Of Information Law - Land Use Task Force, Proposed Legislation, Maps of Long Island, Miscellaneous Correspondence Regarding Commissions 18
1971 Earth Week Material 1971, Harris Assoc. Correspondence, Publications 19
Undated KNYSC - Newsletters, Clippings, Press Releases, Speech By S. Prezioso, Litter Laws, Newsletters 20
Undated Earth Week, Suggestions, Act of Establishing Council Of Environmental Advisors, Ecology of Compost Coastal Zone Management Program, Annual Reports, Con Edison 21
Undated Progress Reports, Public Relations Program, Planning Board Correspondence 22
Undated Beverage Container Legislation Pamphlet, Public Hearing Information (Non-Returnable Beverage Container), Bottle Legislation, The Strausser Report 23
Undated Beverage Container Legislation Pamphlet, Litter Report on New York State to Gov. Carey; Hearing Of Environmental Protection Advisors 24
Undated Power Authority, Publications, Public Service Commission, Purchasing Regulated Paper, General Correspondence 25
1973 County Files, 1973; KNYSC - Directory List 26
Undated Environmental Conservation Bond Law, Energy Conservation, Environmental Education, Farm Bureau, Federal Publications, Environmental Protection Agency Correspondence 27
Undated Wildlife, Wetlands, Solar Energy, Visual Pollution, Water Pollution, United Kingdom, General Correspondence; Reports On Public Hearings (Container) 28
Undated Recommendations to Gov. Carey, Public Hearings, Container Beverage Publications, Public Hearings of Council 29
Undated Public Hearings - White Plains, Non-Returnable Beverage Containers, Public Hearings on Bottle Issue 30
Undated Keep America Beautiful, New York Lung Assoc., New York City Department of Air Resources, National Science Foundation, Mayor Council On Environment, 102 Monitor 31
1974-1975 1974-1975 Xerox, KNYSC Photo Expenses for City Clean Ups, Expenses for Chamber of Commerce, Miscellaneous Operating Expenses, 1974-1975 Printing Expenses, Consulting Services, Bottle Legislation, Proposal Report, IBM Bills, Personnel Records, Overtime Meal Reports, Compensatory Time Records 32
1974-1975 Personnel Records, Duplicating Records, Miscellaneous Expenses 1974-75, Office Supplies, Pitney Bowes Bulk Mailing Information, Telephones, 3M, 1974-75 Travel, United Parcel Service, World Trade Center 33
Undated Personnel Records, Furniture, Hertz, Vacation Schedule, Equipment Purchase, Public Hearing Expenses, Public Hearings, Books, Publications 34