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Syracuse-ESF team places in top 4 of DOE Solar Decathlon Design Challenge
SYRACUSE — A team of students from Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) earned an honorable mention in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Solar Decathlon Design Challenge. It’s a collegiate competition that has student teams designing and building “highly efficient and innovative” structures powered by renewable energy. A […]
EPA awards Cortland $16 million loan for water and sewer projects
CORTLAND — The City of Cortland will use a $16 million federal loan for sewer rehabilitation and water-main replacement projects. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on May 11 announced the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan. This WIFIA loan will help Cortland “protect public health and the environment by helping provide safe
Broome County IDA, City of Ithaca win $300K brownfield grants from EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Broome County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) and the City of Ithaca $300,000 brownfield grants for specific projects in their respective areas. The local grants are part of more than $3 million in grants EPA made to New York organizations. A brownfield is a property for which
New York offers over $24M for electric-bus subsidies
Funding is from state’s share of VW settlement money The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) recently announced that more than $24 million is now available to replace diesel-powered transit buses with new all-electric transit buses. Transit-bus replacements are targeted at New
Bodi Energy gets $560K state grant to retool for COVID-19 respirator-mask production
ITHACA — An Ithaca energy company known for developing technologies for electric-vehicle batteries is using a state grant to retool its facility for N95 respirator-mask production. Empire State Development (ESD) on May 15 announced it has awarded Bodi Energy $560,000. It’s part of more than $4 million that ESD awarded to eight New York state companies
Over 300 N.Y. communities have earned Clean Energy Community designation
More than 300 communities across the state have earned designation as a “Clean Energy Community,” completing more than 1,700 total “high-impact,” clean-energy actions. The label recognizes community leadership in reducing energy use, cutting costs, and driving clean energy, according to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). More than 570 communities are
Onondaga County Health Department warns of possible COVID-19 exposure at local coffee business
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Health Department has confirmed that an employee at Recess Coffee, located at 110 Harvard Place in Syracuse, has tested
Broome County IDA, City of Ithaca awarded EPA $300K brownfield grants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Broome County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) and the City of Ithaca $300,000 brownfield grants for specific projects in their respective areas. The local grants are part of more than $3 million in grants EPA made to New York organizations. A brownfield is a property for which
Syracuse University outlines COVID-19 public-health framework for fall semester
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Requiring face masks, screening the entire student body to begin the semester, a contact-tracing program, and a testing site for students suspected
Developers sought for Canastota project in state canal initiative
CANASTOTA, N.Y. — Madison County is seeking developers to partner on a project to turn 160 Center St. in Canastota into a “canalside pocket neighborhood”
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