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Long Overdue Habitat Restoration At Onondaga Lake

Submitted by Andrea Muraskin on Fri, 2010-01-15 17:46.

Onondaga Lake, described as one of the most polluted lakes in the country, used to be a thriving vacation spot. Over the course of its 200-year history of settlement the 4.6-mile lake gradually became a dumping site for municipal sewage and industrial wastes.


Judge Approves Onondaga Lake Green Plan

Submitted by Aaron Slavutin on Wed, 2009-11-18 12:29.

On Monday, U.S.

Onondaga Lake Rescue Plan Approved

Submitted by Andy Snyder on Thu, 2009-11-05 14:07.

After Wednesday's Onondaga County Legislature meeting, the county is now one step closer to adding green infrastructure to its arsenal for combating the pollution issues of Onondaga Lake.  The green infrastr

New Approach To Cleaning Onondaga Lake

Submitted by Dan Hendrick on Thu, 2009-09-24 11:14.

Onandaga County hopes to go from laggard to leader in cleaning up Onandaga Lake. 


State Campus Strives to be Carbon Neutral by 2015

Submitted by Adrienne Oppenheim on Thu, 2009-09-17 13:46.

Can an American campus become carbon neutral by the year 2015?  That is the goal of the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF), reports Syracuse.com

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Soil And Water Conservation Projects Languish Without Funds

Submitted by Elizabeth Mooney on Thu, 2009-08-20 09:44.
Environmental Protection Fund projects are losing out this year, as the cash-strapped state government robs Peter to pay Paul by diverting money supposedly dedicated to Soil and Water Conservation Districts to pay

Restarting Plans For Syracuse's Inner Harbor

Submitted by Dan Hendrick on Wed, 2009-06-17 16:44.
For an unlucky 13 years, the Lakefront Development Corp. and the New York State Thruway Authority have struggled to bring development to the 42 acres designated as Syracuse's Inner Harbor.

Funding For Onondaga Lake Education May Be Slashed

Submitted by Elizabeth Mooney on Thu, 2009-06-11 13:22.

As part of a plan to clean up the severely polluted Onondaga Lake, a public education program that could cost $500,000 for six months squeaked through the county Environmental Protection Committee June 10.


Stimulus Breathes New Life Into Buffalo-NYC High-Speed Rail

Submitted by Dan Hendrick on Thu, 2009-02-19 15:40.

The passing of the federal stimulus package, with its $8 billion earmarked for various transportation projects, has breathed new life into existing plans to build a new high-yield ra

 

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