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A spill apparently caused by vandals has sent an undetermined amount of oil into a creek in Greece and adjoining waters of Lake Ontario. Cleanup is under way, though health officials recommend people avoid swimming or fishing in the area where the oil may be present.
The spill of more than 4,800 gallons occurred at Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.’s now-closed Russell... (more)
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New York State
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St. Catharines Mayor Brian McMullan made a power play Tuesday to convince the province to support a hydro project proposed for the Garden City.
McMullan made a plea to Ontario's Infrastructure and Energy Minister Brad Duguid to open the province's power grid to the city's planned four-megawatt hydropower dam on Twelve Mile Creek.
In April, the Ontario Power Authority... (more)
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Niagara Region
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The New York Power Authority, which is considering private-sector proposals to erect offshore wind turbines, has failed to fully respond to a legal request made two months ago by the Democrat and Chronicle for information about the proposals.
The authority is promoting construction of one or more wind farms in the New York waters of Lake Ontario or Lake Erie, an idea that... (more)
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Fire officials have identified the liquid that leaked from an underground tank into the Don River Sunday evening as mineral oil, kerosine and aviation fuel.
A construction crew ruptured the tank at the rear of the Staples store on Eglinton Avenue near Brentcliffe Road, west of Leslie Street.
"The tank was not leaking at the time...so the construction company had made... (more)
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The combination of an unseasonably mild winter and spring followed by a hot summer has led to record-breaking water temperatures in the Great Lakes.
Lake Superior is a stunning 8 C above normal for this time of year -- and the big lake they call Gitche Gumee will get warmer still for another few weeks.
"It's really remarkable," said Jay Austin, a professor at the... (more)
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A Bronte Creek restoration project in north Burlington is expected to rehabilitate the waterway from the effects of urban development.
“Presently, Bronte Creek is running a fever,” said Trout Unlimited biologist Jack Imhof, explaining how development has warmed and polluted the creek. “We need to bring that fever down.”
The Restoration of Bronte Creek in Lowville... (more)
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An oil and fuel spill in Toronto’s Don River has been contained, officials say.
A underground storage tank was likely ruptured by a construction crew doing excavation work to build a parking lot near Laird Drive and Eglinton Avenue East, said Kate Jordan, a spokeswoman for Ontario’s Environment Ministry.
After Sunday’s heavy rain, the contents of the tank –... (more)
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Greater Toronto Region
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For years, supporters of Ontario's environment and natural resources have bemoaned funding cuts and other actions that have left the Ministry of Natural Resources -- the official defender of our natural assets -- toothless and virtually useless.
Now we in the Quinte area have stark -- and frankly ugly -- evidence of exactly how much impact those changes have had.
One only... (more)
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Ontario
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The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers has registered a list of individuals to lobby the federal government on a variety of issues, including the following:
Canada Environmental Assessment Act in relation to the policy for cumulative effects assessment and management.
Federal/Provincial Regulatory Jurisdiction - related to potential policy of delineation of... (more)
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