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OCIDA to use EPA funding for cleanup of Syracuse’s Roth Steel site
The Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency (OCIDA) will use a $200,000 federal brownfields grant to help clean up the former Roth Steel Inc. property located
People news: NYISO appoints Bie as board chair
RENSSELAER, N.Y. — The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), the nonprofit that operates New York state’s power grid, announced that its board of directors
Tree-killing emerald ash borer confirmed in Tompkins County, Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — For the first time, the emerald ash borer beetle has been confirmed to be in Tompkins County, including in Ithaca. The state

Abandoned auto-garage site in Canton to be converted into green space
A release from Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, who announced the agreement, said the property is considered a key link in the development of the village’s

Chiefs move back opening-day start time, launch new recycling program at stadium
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Chiefs have pushed back their home opening-day start time to 5:35 p.m. on Thursday to begin a home baseball season

Schneiderman busts Southern Tier trash haulers for price-fixing scheme
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Trash haulers Bert Adams Disposal and Taylor Garbage Service have confessed to breaking the law by colluding with each other to keep
NYPA seeks OK to rebuild transmission lines
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has applied to the state Public Service Commission for permission to rebuild 86 miles of

National Grid names Bruckner New York president
National Grid (NYSE: NGG) announced it has named John Bruckner, most recently the company’s executive VP of network operations, as its New York president. Bruckner
Mohawk Valley downtowns awarded more than $9 million for improvement projects
ALBANY, N.Y. — The fifth round of funding for the Restore New York Communities Initiative will fund millions of dollars in work in the Mohawk

Completed solar arrays expected to supply half of Hobart and William Smith Colleges’ electricity
GENEVA, N.Y. — Hobart and William Smith Colleges and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) have announced the completion of a
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