Tighter Standards For Hazardous Landfill In Niagara

This week, the State Department of Environmental Conservation made public its plans to add more stringent monitoring and water pollution standards to the permit held by CWM Chemical Services, the Northeast's only commercial hazardous wast

Jefferson County Gives Thumbs-Down On Wind Energy

On Tuesday, the Legislature of Jefferson County unanimously voted down a New York Power Authority (NYPA) proposal for a 500-megawatt wind power installation in Lake

Two Lakes Improving After Acid Rain Trouble

New EPA Regional 2 Chief Cracks Down On Tonawanda Plant

Tipped off by complaints from the Clean Air Coalition of Western New York, Judith Enck -- regional administrator for the U.S.

Why Protecting Chesapeake Bay Is Good For New York

Companion bills have been introduced in both houses of Congress that would help finance cleanup of the Susquehanna River, which originates in Otsego Lake near Cooperstown.  The upstate river contributes half the freshwater inflow to Chesapeake Bay as well as 20 percent of the phosphorous and 40 percent of the nitr

Long Overdue Habitat Restoration At Onondaga Lake

Onondaga Lake, described as one of the most polluted lakes in the country, used to be a thriving vacation spot. Over the course of its 200-year history of settlement the 4.6-mile lake gradually became a dumping site for municipal sewage and industrial wastes.

Transmission Line Proposal Still A Live Wire

New York Regional Interconnection has sued the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, challenging its denial of the company's plan for a 190-mile power line between Marcy and Orange County.

Thruway As Green Energy Corridor?

The New York State Thruway may soon become a thoroughfare toward a clean-energy future.

St. Lawrence River Power Project On Hold

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has suspended work on a proposed project by Alliance Energy to construct underwater energy turbines in the St. Lawrence River near Ogdensburg.