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New York State
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New York State is the only American state that borders Lake Ontario. Major cities on the U.S. side of Lake Ontario (the "south shore") include Rochester, population 220,000 and Oswego, population 18,000. Outside of these urban areas, the dominant land use on the south shore is rural, with many farms and smaller towns. There are two separate nuclear facilities here, at Ginna and Oswego.
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PULASKI — Opponents of a proposal for offshore wind power projects raised a rallying cry at a meeting Wednesday night at the H. Douglas Barclay Courthouse.
About 80 people from Oswego, Jefferson and Wayne counties attended the meeting organized by the Joint Commission for the Preservation of Lake Ontario Communities, a coalition blessed by the boards of legislators in... (more)
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Pulaski, NY -- About 80 people who live on or near the shore of Lake Ontario in Oswego and Jefferson counties turned out Wednesday night in Pulaski to say they do not want New York Power Authority putting wind turbines in Lake Ontario.
The Joint Commission for the Preservation of Lake Ontario Communities and other area residents said the wind turbines would hurt tourism, a... (more)
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During just one hourlong span on a recent afternoon, Flora Weatherhog watched a hundreds-strong flock of bufflehead ducks bob and weave across the surface of Lake Ontario, a line of 10 downy-white swans glide by and a brace of ducks land on her breakwall.
"It's so interesting here," says Weatherhog, who moved with companion Al Penny from Webster to a lakefront home on... (more)
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Peregrine falcons aren't just fast fliers. They are also determined, traveling thousands of miles until establishing a suitable nesting territory.
Falcons hatched atop Kodak Tower have dispersed across North America with members of the Genesee Valley Audubon Society's Falcon Watch team tracking their whereabouts through leg band reports. Some falcons have been fixed with... (more)
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A New York Power Authority representative scheduled to speak at a meeting of a fledgling community action committee has backed out of the engagement.
The Wednesday meeting at the H. Douglas Barclay Courthouse, Pulaski, still will take place, James H. McGowan said.
The Syracuse-based attorney said the group, while still without a name, has seven members from Oswego and... (more)
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Two members of the Oswego County Legislature’s Economic Development and Planning Committee opposed moving a resolution to the full floor in opposition of an offshore wind tower project proposed by the New York Power authority.
NYPA has issued a request for proposals for the construction, sitting and operation of wind turbine facilities in Lake Erie and/or Lake Ontario’s... (more)
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will hold three public meetings to discuss Lake Ontario fisheries next month.
Niagara, Monroe and Oswego counties will host the State of Lake Ontario meetings that allow citizens to interact with scientists who study the fisheries and scientists will report on the status of these fisheries.
Biologists from the... (more)
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The Genesee River watershed is one of five areas singled out for extra attention in a report released Sunday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The Obama administration has developed a five-year blueprint for rescuing the Great Lakes, a sprawling ecosystem plagued by toxic contamination, shrinking wildlife habitat and invasive species.
The plan envisions... (more)
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Members of the Oswego County Legislature’s Economic Development and Tourism Committee will consider a resolution in opposition of the New York Power Authority’s plan to provide incentives for erecting wind towers in Lake Ontario’s eastern basin.
NYPA has issued a request for proposals for the construction, siting and operation of wind turbine facilities in Lake Erie... (more)
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ALBANY, N.Y.- New York's top court ordered conservation officials Thursday to allow the Lighthouse Pointe redevelopment project in Rochester into the state's brownfields cleanup program, making it eligible for an estimated $25 million in tax credits and release from further liability for old contamination after the job is done.
The Court of Appeals concluded that the 47... (more)
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