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The Palmerton Group says sale gives it resources to grow
DeWITT — David Palmerton says he decided to sell his DeWitt–based environmental-consulting firm to help it keep growing. “We’ve tripled our staff in the past
NYSERDA offers incentives for energy-efficient building projects
If your business has a construction project on the horizon, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has money to share. Under the latest round of funding in its New Construction Program, NYSERDA has $90 million to dole out between now and December 2015 to qualified new-construction and extensive-renovation projects that incorporate
Poll: New York residents remain concerned about gas-drilling risks
A majority of New Yorkers feel the risks of natural-gas drilling outweigh the potential revenues, according to a new poll from Cornell University’s Survey Research
State legislature passes bill designating Seneca Lake Scenic Byway
The New York Legislature has given final approval to a bill designating the Seneca Lake Scenic Byway between Schuyler and Seneca counties as a New
DEC says $451M Onondaga Lake cleanup enters dredging phase
SYRACUSE — Dredging and capping of contaminated sediments in Onondaga Lake is set to start this summer, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
ESF students win EPA grant to study fertilizer from animal manure
SYRACUSE — A team of students from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) will use a $90,000 grant to study the marketability of fertilizer recovered from animal manure. The graduate students, Doug Mayer, Fred Agyeman, and Lee Martin, won the two-year grant through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)
BREWERTON — Paragon Environmental Construction won a contract from Sunoco to upgrade filling stations recently acquired by the company across upstate New York. Paragon, an
LEED boot camp gets funding from Carrier
SYRACUSE — The Sustainable Enterprise Partnership at Syracuse University (SU) will launch a new boot camp program focused on environmentally friendly building practices. Carrier Corp.,
Attorney general announces rebate checks in Syracuse stop
SYRACUSE — New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman visited Syracuse today to announce that restitution checks are on their way to nearly 2,700 New
NY voters remain divided on hydrofracking in Upstate
New York voters continue to be split on whether the state should allow hydraulic fracturing Upstate, according to a poll released this morning by the
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