Farmers and beekeepers respond to colony collapse
Since 2006, honey bees have been abandoning seemingly healthy hives in large numbers, raising alarm among beekeepers, farmers and researchers. But, the industries that are dependent on honey bees are...
View ArticleCritics of Cuomo's tax-free initiative speak out
At a rally Tuesday in Albany, labor advocates protested Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s latest economic development program. The program, Tax-Free NY, is a new spin on an old economic tool.“I think tax-free zones...
View ArticleDebate over coal plant shows challenges of energy transition
Once every week, a freight train loaded with coal makes its way through Ithaca to the coal-fired power plant north of town in Lansing, on the shore of Cayuga Lake. Those shipments may stop soon.The...
View ArticleEndicott Interconnect files for bankruptcy, layoffs may follow
Southern Tier-based Endicott Interconnect Technologies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week. The Broome County high-tech manufacturer, which employs approximately 600 people, plans to continue...
View ArticleBinghamton urban farmers ask city for laws to ease expansion
Johan Jelsma is taking me on a tour of his garden on the West Side of Binghamton. He rattles off the names of plants in just one small patch of his yard:“Eggplants, Brussels sprouts, a little bit of...
View ArticleArea lawmakers weigh in on upcoming Syria vote
As Congress begins to debate a resolution to authorize United States military action in Syria, members of the New York congressional delegation are expressing their opinion publicly about what should...
View ArticleResearcher looks for Alzheimer's diagnosis in speech patterns
A Binghamton researcher is launching a study that he hopes will help with early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. David Shaffer is looking for Alzheimer’s patients so he can record their voices....
View ArticleWhose fault was Norse Energy's bankruptcy?
New York’s hold on high-volume hydrofracking has entered its sixth year. Norse Energy first tried to stay afloat until fracking was approved, but then gave up and converted to Chapter 7, a complete...
View ArticleNational study finds elevated rates of cancer and neurological disease...
Like many in Endicott, Wanda Hudak has a long history with IBM.There’s a clear view of the company’s campus, now the Huron campus, from the garden in her backyard. She’s lived in Endicott her whole...
View ArticleHanna defeats Tenney in GOP primary for 22nd District
Rep. Richard Hanna is all but guaranteed a third term in the House of Representatives after he beat back a challenge from the political right in Tuesday's Republican Party primary.Hanna, R-Barneveld,...
View ArticleCourt of Appeals rules towns can ban fracking within their borders
In a 5-to-2 ruling, New York’s highest court has upheld the right of local governments to ban hydrofracking within their borders. The decision comes after a nearly three-year court battle over bans...
View ArticleHydrofracking decison may impact more than just oil and gas industry
In a decision released last week, the highest court in New York ruled that local governments can ban drilling within their borders. And while hydrofracking remains on hold in the state, the ruling is...
View ArticleTom Reed wins 23rd Congressional District, easily beats Tompkins County Democrat
Incumbent Rep. Tom Reed heads back to Washington after a win against Democrat Martha Robertson in New York’s 23rd Congressional District.The newly reelected congressman wiped away a few tears as he...
View ArticleCuomo's budget takes on New York's power grid
In his annual budget, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing to make changes to the state’s power grid.The changes to utility regulation are meant to make it easier for local, small-scale producers to get...
View ArticleNew York ends 40-year ban, issues rules for LNG storage
For the first time since the 1970s, New York state will issue permits for new liquefied natural gas storage facilities. The new regulations will require a permit for every new facility, with each one...
View ArticleCayuga Power Plant and NYSEG fail to agree on plant's future
The future of the Cayuga coal-fired power plant in Tompkins County remains up-in-the-air, almost three years after plans to close the plant were announced.
View ArticleSouthern Tier town's "toxic plume" reduced by 80 percent, says DEC
New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation has been working with IBM to clean up a chemical spill in the Southern Tier town of Endicott for years now. At a public meeting recently, officials...
View ArticleTompkins County wind farm would be first of its kind In New York
A Tompkins County-based group of investors is nearing completion of an unlikely project -- an industrial-scale wind farm. It would be made up of seven turbines and produce up to 12 megawatts of...
View ArticleFormer Syracuse National looks back on winning NBA title 60 years later
The NBA playoffs begin this weekend. And while big city teams like Oakland, Cleveland and Atlanta are the favorites, sixty years ago the league looked much different.In 1955, the Syracuse Nationals...
View ArticleHow improved veterinary science led to discovery of salmonella
Today is Cornell University’s 150th anniversary. Its charter was signed in Albany in 1865. One of the school’s founders, Ezra Cornell, was a farmer and made veterinary science a priority. This is the...
View ArticleProposed manure lagoon causes push for stricter regulation in Dryden
Manure lagoons help farmers manage their manure, but one planned lagoon in Tompkins County caused a neighbor to look for a way to fight it.Heather Gowe is not sure where exactly the proposed manure...
View ArticleNew York's fracking decision will be hard to replicate or overturn
Regulators in New York are moving ahead with a plan to prohibit hydrofracking within its borders. In the latest step, the state released its final environmental review last week. And New York’s unique...
View ArticleFederal government rejects appeal of Seneca Lake gas storage approval
Federal regulators have denied opponents’ arguments against a proposed natural gas storage facility near Watkins Glen.Arlington Storage Company wants to build two natural gas storage facilities next to...
View ArticleNYSEG seeking rate increase
New York’s Public Service Commission is considering a price increase request by the New York State Electric and Gas Corporation. The average customer’s natural gas bill would increase by $10 a month...
View ArticleIthaca police and residents see body cameras as just one step
Starting as early as the end of the summer, all officers in the City of Ithaca Police Department are going to wear body cameras. City of Ithaca Police Chief John Barber presented the department’s...
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