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Energy, Environment & Sustainability

USDA NASS report sheds light on New York farmers’ use of the internet, computers, and other technology

ALBANY — In New York state, 81 percent of farms reported having access to the internet with 92 percent of those paying for access through a service provider, according to a new report from the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) New York field office. In 2021, 46 percent of farms in the state used […]

Crews begin work on repairing flood-damaged wastewater-collection system in Clayton in Jefferson County

CLAYTON, N.Y. — The state says crews have started work on a $2.4 million project to repair the wastewater-collection system and treatment plant in Clayton in Jefferson County following flooding in 2019. The Village of Clayton is using funding that was provided through the state’s Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative, or REDI, the office of

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NYS Innovation Summit set for Turning Stone in November

VERONA, N.Y. — The New York State Innovation Summit — an annual showcase for technology and discovery — is set for Nov. 8-9 at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona.  The annual event brings together New York’s “brightest minds, most promising tech and manufacturing companies, and most resourceful innovation support services,” event organizers boasted

Ithaca firm awarded federal grant for energy-efficiency program work

ITHACA, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Performance Systems Development of Ithaca a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for its proposed project, “Supercharging Standardized Asset Data with EnergyPlus.”  The DOE’s Building Technologies Office funded nine SBIR Phase II Release 2 projects, totaling $8.9 million, including the PSD award. The DOE

New fishing-access site opens in Broome County

MAINE, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently announced the opening of a new fishing-access site on Nanticoke Creek in Broome County.  The new Shadowbrook Fishing Access Site is located off State Route 26 at the end of Shadowbrook Drive, south of the village of Maine.  “The new Nanticoke Creek

SUNY Oswego awarded STARS silver rating for sustainability work

OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego announced it has earned a STARS silver rating in recognition of its sustainability efforts from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–based Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).  STARS — which is short for the sustainability tracking, assessment, and rating system — “measures and encourages” sustainability in all aspects of

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