Scenic Hudson Collection (Records relating to the Storm King Case)

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In September, 1962, the Consolidated Edison Company announced plans to build a pumped storage facility, the largest of its kind in the world, at Storm King Mountain near Cornwall, New York.

On November 8, 1963, a small group of concerned citizens met and formed the Scenic Hudson Preservation Conference to fight the pumped storage project on the grounds that it posed a threat to the Cornwall water supply, the Hudson River fisheries, and Storm King Mountain. The lengthy and controversial case set important precedents in environmental law and is generally credited with spawning the modern environmental movement.

From the description of Records, 1963-1981 (major authors Scenic Hudson, Inc.). (Marist College). WorldCat record id: 50258292

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Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Carmer, Carl. person
associatedWith Consolidated Edison Company of New York, inc. corporateBody
associatedWith Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. corporateBody
associatedWith Federal Power Commission. corporateBody
associatedWith Natural Area Council. corporateBody
associatedWith Rothchild, Leo O. person
associatedWith Saunders, Alexander. person
associatedWith Scenic Hudson, Inc. corporateBody
associatedWith Vandivert, Rod. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York (State)
Storm King Mountain (N.Y.)
Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)
Hudson River Estuary (N.Y. and N.J.)
Subject
Conservation of natural resources
Environmentalists
Estuarine ecology
Fisheries
Fishes
Hydroelectric power plants
Natural history
Stream ecology
Occupation
Activity

Corporate Body

Active 1963

Active 1981

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