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Covanta Energy continues pumping out power from waste
ONONDAGA — After more than 17 years, Covanta Energy is still turning Onondaga County’s trash into the electricity grid’s power. Morristown, N.J.–based Covanta (NYSE: CVA) operates the energy-from-waste Onondaga County Resource Recovery Facility at 5801 Rock Cut Road in the town of Onondaga through its Covanta Onondaga, LP subsidiary. The 39,000-square-foot facility takes the nonhazardous […]
ESF, ReEnergy collaborating on willow project
SYRACUSE — A collaboration between the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) and ReEnergy Holdings, LLC aims to encourage the growth of shrub willow in Central and Northern New York as a renewable-fuel source. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is backing the effort with $4.3 million in funding.
EPA training program prepares graduates for cleanup jobs
SYRACUSE — A two-week training program from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prepared 14 graduates for work on Superfund sites including Onondaga Lake. Most the
Potsdam company building biomass plants with German firm
POTSDAM — ZeroPoint Clean Tech, Inc. is working with a German engineering firm to build turn-key biomass power plants. The partnership between Potsdam–based ZeroPoint and
Salina Industrial PowerPark may get $31M in cleanup work
SALINA — The Salina Industrial PowerPark could be in line for more than $31 million in environmental-cleanup activities in the coming years as a result
State park attendance jumps by nearly 6 percent year to date
Visits to New York’s state parks and historic sites increased 5.6 percent in the first eight months of 2012. Almost 43.7 million people visited the
Nanocenter denied wetlands permit
MARCY — Development of the Marcy Nanocenter hit a wrinkle yesterday when the Great Lakes and Ohio River Army Corps of Engineers denied a wetlands
Madison County solar program generates interest
MORRISVILLE — With interest exceeding expectations, Solarize Madison is still going strong and accepting registrations until Sept. 30 for those wishing to benefit from the
Binghamton unveils “green” loan fund
BINGHAMTON — The city of Binghamton unveiled its new Green Jobs Revolving Loan Fund on Thursday. The fund provides money for energy efficiency retrofits in
Guthrie Health starts study of Marcellus Shale health effects
SAYRE, Pa. — Asthma, cancer, cardiac disease, and more will be researched as part of a study of the health impacts of gas drilling in
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