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Fewer fish and more algae? Scientists seek to understand impacts of historic lack of Great Lakes iceAn unusually warm winter has left the Great Lakes all but devoid of ice and sent scientists scrambling to understand the possible consequences as climate change accelerates.
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The state’s new solid waste management plan outlines a roadmap to reduce landfilling. But the Seneca Meadows landfill wants to renew its permit and continue operating until 2040.
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Tammy Palmer, public information officer for the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA), said more than 360,000 tons of curbside residential trash passes through the waste-to-energy facility in a year.
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The New York State Department of Agriculture is asking residents along Lake Ontario to check their gardens for the invasive Box Tree Moth threatening boxwood plants locally.
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The first two fabs are expected to be operational by 2032, with the full build out of the Micron campus complete in 2043.
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The next step before Micron can start construction on its central New York megafab is completing an Environmental Impact Statement in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and the State Environmental Quality Review Act.
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With temperatures in the mid-90s state and county officials are warning residents to stay indoors and to stay cool over the weekend.
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The New York Independent System Operator finds potential power deficits in New York City as soon as 2025, and says the rest of the state is at risk as well.
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Andrew Vander Yacht, who leads the Applied Forest and Ecology Lab at SUNY-ESF, said all indication and records show these are unprecedented events and that climate change is real.
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Border patrol is considering building a new facility in Blind Bay in the Thousand Islands to replace its current one on Wellesley Island.
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The Lake Guardian, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency research ship, made a stop in Oswego Monday as part of the Lake Ontario Shipboard Science Program where high school teachers participate in data collection and research for a week.
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A New York task force investigating the impacts of flooding throughout the Mohawk and Oswego River basins has released a set of recommendations to mitigate future flood damages.