AquaDiary: Is there algae in your tap water? (podcast)
In a recent episode of AquaDiary, host Ally Berry takes listeners behind the scenes of Rochester’s drinking water system to examine how the city monitors for algae before it can become a threat to tap ... more
Seneca Lake HABs climb to seven as lake level remains below last year
Seneca Lake saw four more confirmed harmful algal blooms over the past week as recent storms brought badly needed rain to the watershed but did not erase concerns about low lake levels, according to the ... more
Plattsburgh gains access to federal program for aging air base infrastructure
The town of Plattsburgh has been added to the Lake Champlain Basin Program, opening a path to federal aid for studying and repairing deteriorating drainage infrastructure at the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base. U.S. Sen ... more
Federal judge overturns NY’s climate change superfund law
A federal judge has struck down New York’s 2024 Climate Change Superfund law. The law would have fined the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions between 2000 and 2018 — specifically, those responsible for more ... more
Seneca Lake enters peak HAB season as first blooms confirmed
The first harmful algal blooms of the summer season have been confirmed on Seneca Lake, according to the Finger Lakes Times. Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association reported three confirmed blooms in the northeast and northwest ... more
Cornell team builds data lab around farmer-led experiments
A Cornell University research team is working with farmers to design and evaluate experiments conducted on their own farms, an approach intended to make agricultural research more practical and collaborative. The Farmers DataLab is led ... more
Pressure builds on Hochul to sign broader data center bill
About 200 people gathered at Salt Point Natural Area in Lansing to urge Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign legislation imposing broader regulations on large data centers, according to The Ithaca Voice. The Responsible Data Center ... more
Seneca Lake level keeps falling as dam leak persists, HAB season begins
Seneca Lake is entering the traditional peak season for harmful algal blooms while its water level continues to fall, with efforts to stop an ongoing leak at the Seneca Falls dam so far unsuccessful, according ... more
New York grape growers face oversupply, lost contracts
New York grape growers are confronting lost processor contracts, excess supply and limited markets as harvest season approaches, according to Spectrum News 1. Chautauqua County producer Jim Joy said Refresco canceled contracts with more than ... more
Hochul warns New Yorkers of severe storms and flash flooding
Gov. Kathy Hochul urged New Yorkers to monitor forecasts Thursday as thunderstorms threatened damaging winds, hail, flash flooding and an isolated tornado. A flood watch was in effect through the evening for parts of New ... more
Queens green medians to capture 5 million gallons of stormwater a year
New York state and New York City will invest $8.4 million to replace concrete roadway medians in three Queens neighborhoods with green infrastructure designed to reduce flooding. Projects in Whitestone, Forest Hills and Queens Village ... more
New York opens $4.5 million for climate resilience planning and shoreline projects
New York is making $4.5 million available for climate resilience planning and projects, including $1.5 million for shoreline communities in Cayuga, Monroe and Wayne counties and five other counties along major waterways. The funding comes ... more
Cornell study questions scale of basalt carbon removal
A Cornell-led study suggests spreading crushed basalt on farmland may remove far less carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than widely cited estimates predict. The research, published Aug. 26 in Nature, examined natural volcanic landscapes and ... more
Cornell study questions scale of basalt carbon removal
A Cornell-led study suggests spreading crushed basalt on farmland may remove far less carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than widely cited estimates predict. The research, published Aug. 26 in Nature, examined natural volcanic landscapes and ... more
Cornell report finds New York cost-of-living concerns rising
New Yorkers' household income rose nearly 68% over two decades, but inflation-adjusted purchasing power increased only 14.3%, according to Cornell's latest New York at Work report. Researchers found the cost of living now dominates residents' ... more
Cornell report finds New York cost-of-living concerns rising
New Yorkers' household income rose nearly 68% over two decades, but inflation-adjusted purchasing power increased only 14.3%, according to Cornell's latest New York at Work report. Researchers found the cost of living now dominates residents' ... more
Environmental advocates to spotlight Greenidge AI plans at Geneva news conference
Environmental advocates and community leaders will hold a noon Monday press conference at the Finger Lakes Welcome Center in Geneva, calling for stronger state data center limits as they raise concerns about Greenidge Generation's shift ... more
Dresden power plant could shift from Bitcoin mining to AI data centers
Editor's Note: Early editions of this article incorrectly reported that the pending NYS bill — the Responsible Data Center Development Act: S10642/A11560 — would require individual data centers of 20 MW or more to supply ... more
Onanda Park beach closed over apparent blue-green algae bloom
The Town of Canandaigua has closed the beach at Onanda Park until further notice after what officials said appears to be a blue-green algae bloom. The closure affects swimming at the popular Canandaigua Lake park, ... more
