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Boathouse to become new environmental-education center at Green Lakes State Park
MANLIUS — New York State is looking ahead to the fall when it plans to convert a deteriorated 1940’s boathouse into a new environmental-education center
SUNY Oswego prepares for Wilber Hall renovations, other projects
OSWEGO — The renovation project at SUNY Oswego’s Wilber Hall represents the final phase of the improvements at the university’s School of Education. The $10
New York home sales slip 5 percent in April on decline in available homes
New York state realtors completed the sale of nearly 8,500 previously owned homes in April, down 5 percent from the same month in 2016. The
State Fair announces sponsors for milk bar, butter sculpture
GEDDES, N.Y. — Two companies with “significant ties to New York State agriculture” will sponsor the “signature” attractions at the New York State Fair’s dairy-products
NYSEG, RG&E appoint Taylor as new president and CEO
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas & Electric (RG&E) have appointed Carl Taylor as their new president and
New York State acquires Salmon River, Tug Hill land for conservation, recreation, education
ALTMAR — New York State has acquired more than 6,000 acres of protected lands in Oswego County, which the state intends to target for conservation, recreation, and education. The acquisitions represent the “largest additions” to state lands in Central New York in 45 years. These areas include about 2,825 acres of lands along the Salmon
Transforming New York’s Power Grid for a Clean-Energy Future
In the past decade, New York State has cemented itself as a national leader on energy policy and environmental quality with initiatives like the Clean Energy Standard, Reforming the Energy Vision, and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Combined with competitive electricity markets that drive efficiency and support the growth of renewable resources, these initiatives are
State issues plan to cut methane emissions
New York’s methane-reduction plan includes 25 steps that seek to reduce methane emissions from the landfill, oil and gas, and agricultural sectors across the state. Gov. Andrew Cuomo released the plan on May 17. The governor wants New York to implement the actions by 2020 as part of the state’s strategy to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions
DEC launches I BIRD NY initiative to promote bird-watching
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently announced the launch of I BIRD NY, an initiative to increase access to the state’s natural resources and promote low-cost opportunities to connect with nature. The I BIRD NY program launch took place at the Utica Marsh Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Oneida County where
Albany’s Most Ridiculous: 10 Bills You Won’t Believe They Proposed
While New Yorkers have been struggling to make ends meet, get to work, and even trust their government, legislators have spent time crafting proposals so ridiculous they’re laughable. Reclaim New York sifted through thousands of bills, and found more than two dozen frivolous pieces of legislation to boil down to the 10 most ridiculous. “New
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