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Schumer pushes railway-safety measure after Ohio derailment

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) calls his new legislative proposal a “two-track” plan to boost railway safety and to get railroads to boost transparency. The Democrat also said the plan involves an effort to “demand answers” on the steps railroads are taking to keep Syracuse and upstate New York communities

Crews finish flood-resiliency projects in Fair Haven

FAIR HAVEN, N.Y. — Crews have completed of a series of flood-resiliency projects in the village of Fair Haven in Cayuga County.  The village was awarded $3.7 million to complete four projects through New York State’s Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative (REDI).  These REDI-funded projects will help mitigate the impact of future high-water events and

State awards grants to farmers’ market organizations

The state Farmers’ Market resiliency Grant Program has awarded $700,000 to 11 farmers’ market organizations across the state, including groups in St. Lawrence, Broome, and Onondaga counties, with funding included in the 2023 fiscal-year enacted state budget. “One of the biggest lessons that we learned from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic was the importance

Empire Center fellow says “climate of confusion surrounds CLCPA”

ALBANY, N.Y. — Almost four years after the New York State Legislature passed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), most New York residents don’t know much about the environmental law, according to a recent Siena College poll and an analysis by a thinktank fellow. Empire Center for Public Policy, Inc. fellow James Hanley

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