The utility is giving customers a $30 rebate if they call to schedule a pickup of second refrigerators or freezers. National Grid and its vendor, JACO Environmental, remove the appliances at no charge and then dismantle and recycle them.

SYRACUSE — U.S. Rep. Daniel Maffei (D–DeWitt) and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) on July 6 announced a bill that would put the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in charge of the cleanup of Onondaga Lake.

Paul Brooks, vice president for entrepreneurship programs at the Syracuse Tech Garden, will leave the facility's staff July 14.

The lawmakers outlined their proposal, which would officially be known as the Onondaga Lake Restoration Act, during a press conference at Syracuse's Inner Harbor.

SALINA — Zerodraft of CNY, Inc. has brought its heating and air-conditioning business in-house and has added more employees as a result.

SYRACUSE — A local company is playing a big role in the state’s effort to clean up and redevelop abandoned industrial sites. It’s leading to strong sales growth for S&W Redevelopment of North America, LLC.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has identified e-waste as the fastest growing component of the solid-waste stream. E-waste typically contains toxic and potentially hazardous constituents. Manufacturers do not pay for the cost to safely manag