New York State (427 articles) 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.
|  | Our snazzy new Swim Guide lets you locate beaches near you, figure out which ones are safe for swimming (the green ones!), and plan your next trip to the beach. It’s free, and it’s fun, and it’s available now online, iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch and Android devices.Sandy Island Beach State Park: Wind and waves shaped this region over centuries. Sandy Island Beach is part of... (more) | | (0 comments) New York State Swim |
|  | When Bobbie Beerons poked through her stash of medicines in search of Tylenol for a neighbor, she was surprised by what she found."I keep all my meds in a plastic container, and as I looked through them I realized more than half were outdated," she said. "Then I wanted to get it all out of the house."But instead of pitching the old pills — some in pharmacy bottles,... (more) | | (0 comments) Drink Fish New York State Waste Management |
| | | Sandy Pond, NY -- Twelve years ago, the dunes and beach at Sandy Island between North and South Sandy Pond were cluttered with garbage, starved for vegetation, marred by cars stuck in the sand and ablaze at night with bonfires.
Today, the sand is clean, the dunes boast glorious vegetation, and trespassing is no longer a problem. The transformation is due to work by The Ontario... (more) | | (0 comments) New York State Swim |
| | | This NPR story features Upper St. Lawrence Riverkeeper Jennifer Caddick. Follow the link at the end to read the full story or to download the audio. It's not a good-news story for Canadians, because it describes how the Canadian government is pressuring the U.S. government to relax environmental rules.
Let’s say you’re the captain of a ship tied up at one of dozens of... (more) | | (0 comments) Environmental Law Fish Great Lakes-Basin New York State |
| | | Last summer brought more outbreaks of potentially dangerous blue-green algae in New York lakes and ponds than any summer in memory, and conditions so far this year are conducive to new outbreaks.But some state and local agencies, and citizen groups, are doing what they can to prevent a recurrence or prepare for one if it happens, and a first-ever sampling program is being... (more) | | (0 comments) Fish New York State Sewers & Urban Runoff Swim |
| | | Given that summers in Rochester fly by so quickly, it's too bad that the federal government can't cut beachgoers a break.It would seem simple enough. Sen. Chuck Schumer wants the Environmental Protection Agency to speed up a process that would ban all waste discharges from boats in Lake Ontario.Such a ban isn't going to solve all the water quality problems that plague... (more) | | (0 comments) Environmental Law New York State Shipping, boating & navigation Swim |
| | | On June 17, the swimming season will officially begin at Ontario Beach Park, as the popular beach will open and run through Labor Day."Once again, we look forward to welcoming summer with the opening of swimming at Ontario Beach Park," said County Executive Maggie Brooks. "Each year, thousands of residents and visitors alike enjoy a season of sun, sand and surf on the... (more) | | (0 comments) New York State Swim |
|  | A group of Rochester Institute of Technology students have completed a report expected to help address the water quality problems of a creek that runs through Brighton and Henrietta.The 35-page report looks into pollution problems related to Red Creek, which was put on an "impaired" list last year by state Department of Environmental Conservation.Aquatic life and... (more) | | (0 comments) Fish New York State |
| | | Some 75 to 100 people protested today outside Auburn Memorial City Hall in hopes of convincing the city to stop accepting wastewater from natural gas drilling well companies.The demonstrators, many of them carrying signs, say the wastewater poses a public and environmental health risk to water supplies, fresh water streams, plants and wildlife."There's no studying that... (more) | | (0 comments) Drink Energy & Fossil Fuels Environmental Law Fish New York State |
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