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Empire Center says N.Y.’s Climate Act needs “green guardrails”
ALBANY — The sweeping climate law that New York State passed in 2019 to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions through bans, regulations, and taxes is “deeply flawed” and needs the state legislature to reassert its authority over climate policymaking to avoid “costly and economically destructive mistakes.” That’s according to a recent report from the Empire Center for […]
PaintCare seeks to give new life to leftover paint
Leftover paint is a nuisance waste that one nonprofit is hoping to remove from the waste stream and give it new life. PaintCare is a Washington, D.C.–based not-for-profit that established operations in New York state in May 2022. Today, the organization boasts 328 year-round drop-off sites and collects about 1.4 million gallons of paint every
Longest-serving DEC commissioner to leave role this spring
Seggos to step down after nearly nine years in office ALBANY — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will have a new commissioner later this year. Basil Seggos, who has served as DEC commissioner since 2015, will be leaving his position this spring. During his tenure, Seggos played a key role
Cayuga Medical Center to install new generators
Using over $10 million in federal money for the effort ITHACA — Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca will use more than $10 million in federal funding to help pay for the installation of two 2,000-kilowatt emergency generators. The money will also help fund a 20,000-gallon underground storage tank and the construction of a
Mirabito formally opens travel center in Parish
Includes fuel station, convenience store, and restaurants PARISH — Mirabito Convenience Stores — a chain of convenience stores and fuel stations, with more than 100 locations in New York and Pennsylvania — recently formally opened its new travel center in Parish. The company said it officially launched this multi-faceted convenience center and fuel station at
SUNY Poly professors get grants to develop offshore-wind workforce
MARCY — A project led by SUNY Polytechnic Institute has received state funding to advance offshore-wind efforts by offering programs on campus. SUNY Poly’s Dr. Zhanjie Li, a professor of civil engineering, and Dr. Iulian Gherasoiu, a professor of electrical-engineering technology, were included in the second round of Offshore Wind Training Institute (OWTI) grants awarded
New York milk production and prices slip in latest month
Dairy farms in New York state produced 1.339 billion pounds of milk in January, down 0.4 percent from 1.345 billion pounds in the year-prior month,
FLLT awarded state funding of $4.5 million for water-protection projects
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) will use nearly $4.5 million in state–grant funding for conservation projects within the Skaneateles, Owasco, Seneca,
Port of Oswego CNY Agricultural Center wins ACEC award
OSWEGO — The Port of Oswego Authority’s Central New York Agricultural Center, a project handled in partnership with C&S Companies, has received a silver award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), New York Chapter. “Oswego is home to the largest facility of its kind on Lake Ontario and the most technologically advanced handling
Watertown Airport’s new approach lighting system is certified
HOUNSFIELD — A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight-inspection team from Atlantic City, New Jersey on Feb. 21 certified the approach-lighting system at the Watertown International Airport. The new navigation aid is designed to help pilots who are landing aircraft in “poor visibility conditions,” said officials from the airport, which is located in the town of
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