All week long, New Yorkers have been weighing in on a proposed project that would help preserve some of the oldest shipwrecks in the Great Lakes.
agriculture
If You Spot A Swarm, Here’s What You Can Do To Help Honeybees
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“If a beekeeper is able to take a honeybee swarm, they can care for them and manage them if they need it, instead of having these colonies kind of inhabit people’s homes.”
Environment
PA, NJ, Delaware Governors Pledge To Cooperate On Delaware River Basin Environment
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is also represented on the Delaware River Basin Commission, was invited to the event but was unable to attend
Health
Rather Than DIY, Doctors Urge Professional Tick Removal
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“You can certainly try to remove the tick yourself. The problem that you can run into is if you leave parts of the tick embedded.”
Environment
PFAS Chemicals Contaminate 17 PA Sites, Data Show
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“When a water system is contaminated with PFAS, treatment will lower the concentration but not completely remove it. So the contamination is still there.”
Energy
Maid Of The Mist Launching New Electric Boats
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“It seems natural for us to do that, with the hydroelectric power generation that goes on here.”
Cornell Scientists Find Natural Fungi That Kill Invasive Spotted Lanternfly
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The spotted lanternfly eats away at the bark of trees. It’s a threat to some commercial crops that are big in New York like grapes and apples.
App NEWS
For The First Time In Decades, Boaters Will Have Access To Onandaga Lake
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“It’ll change the fortunes of this lake forever. What doomed it, was cutting it off and industrializing it and not having that connection with communities.”
How New York Researchers Might Save The American Chestnut Tree
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To save the American chestnut tree, New York researchers want to release genetically engineered trees into the wild to reproduce. It would be a first.
New York Governor Mobilizes Resources In Case Of Lake Ontario Flooding
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With concerns about rising levels on Lake Ontario, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday that he has directed state agencies to begin deploying resources to protect communities along the lakeshore.
Environment
Snot Otter? Lasagna Lizard? By Any Name, It’s PA’s Official Amphibian
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It may not be pretty, but supporters of the Eastern hellbender say it’s a vital reminder to keep streams and waterways healthy.