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Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Finger Lakes village receives financing and grant for clean-water project

INTERLAKEN, N.Y. — A village in Seneca County is one of the recent recipients of financing and grants to support vital water-quality infrastructure projects across New York state. The New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) approved $26.7 million in grants, interest-free loans, and low-cost loans at its June 24 meeting. The funding supports municipalities […]

Buttigieg visits Syracuse to discuss plans for I-81

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on June 29 visited to Syracuse to discuss plans for the upcoming Interstate 81 (I-81) replacement project, a visit that didn’t include a meeting with the Town of Salina, as town officials had hoped. Buttigieg joined U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) and U.S. Senator

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New York maple-syrup production fell 20 percent this year

ALBANY, N.Y.  — New York maple-syrup production fell 20 percent to 647,000 gallons this year, amid a shortened season, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. The number of maple taps was estimated at 2.9 million in 2021, up 4 percent from last year. Yield per tap fell to 0.223 gallons per tap

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