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Herkimer County solar project advances toward permitting
COLUMBIA, N.Y. — The rural town of Columbia in Herkimer County could be home to one of the state’s largest solar installations in the next several years if the California company EDF Renewables obtains all the necessary permits. The Columbia Solar Energy Center, if approved, will be a $550 million, 350-megawatt facility with 20 megawatts […]

Northern N.Y. economic-development projects get federal funding
ALBANY, N.Y. — Several local projects are among a dozen in New York’s 28-county northern border region to receive federal grants for economic and community development. The Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) reviewed 55 applications with funding requests totaling more than $35 million before selecting the final 12 grant recipients, which received $5.8 million, according

ESF’s Teron named Nathan Public Policy Fellow by Rockefeller Institute
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Rockefeller Institute of Government announced it has named Lemir Teron, a faculty member at the SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry (ESF) in Syracuse, as a 2022-23 Richard P. Nathan Public Policy Fellow. He is one of six researchers and practitioners to receive the honor. Over the next year, these

C&S hires Huxley to grow sustainability practice
SALINA, N.Y. — C&S Companies recently announced it has hired Olwen Huxley as a senior principal to facilitate the growth of C&S’s sustainability practice and “support the firm in meeting its own sustainability and energy-management goals.” C&S describes Huxley as “an esteemed sustainability professional and leader.” She has more than 25 years of professional experience
N.Y. gets $25M in federal money to plug orphan oil and gas wells
New York State will use $25 million in federal funding to plug, cap, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells in upstate New York. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Aug. 29 announced $25 million in federal money through the U.S. Department of Interior to bolster New York State’s efforts in this matter,

ESF, Rockefeller Institute to host sustainability conference
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) in Syracuse and the Albany–based Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government are set to host an upcoming event discussing successful sustainability initiatives at the local level. This free conference, titled “Locally Sourced: Municipal Green Policy Solutions” is scheduled for Sept. 9 from 8

Two Ithaca startups advance in Grow-NY competition
ITHACA, N.Y. — Two Ithaca–area businesses are among the 20 finalists in the running for the $1 million top prize in this year’s Grow-NY competition.
New York milk producer prices up nearly 43 percent versus a year ago
Milk prices at the producer level in New York state remained elevated in the latest month for which data is available amid continued inflationary pressures. New York dairy farms in May were paid an average of $27.10 per hundredweight of milk, unchanged from April but up almost 43 percent from the $19 average in May 2021.

GEDDES, N.Y. — Work is underway on a $34.7 million project to improve agricultural facilities at the State Fairgrounds in Geddes. The project represents the

USDA awards New York grant funding to grow its farm-to-school program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the state a $110,000 Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) grant to grow its farm-to-school program. The money
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