ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – It looks like Lake Ontario may have already reached its peak high for the season, which is good news for lakefront home owners and business owners.
disaster
Strong Northeast Pennsylvania Storm Damages Businesses, Overturns Cars
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WILKES-BARRE, PA (ASSOCIATED PRESS) — A strong storm has pounded parts of Pennsylvania, damaging buildings, overturning cars and downing trees and power lines.
One Upside Of A Cold Spring? For This Reporter, It’s New York’s Skiing
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North Country Public Radio’s Brian Mann is a die-hard skier, and sent an audio postcard from New York’s Adirondack Mountains.
climate change
Poll: Climate Change Causing Problems For Significant Number Of Pennsylvanians
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STATE IMPACT PENNSYLVANIA – Across Pennsylvania, four in 10 registered voters say they have personally experienced problems related to climate change, according to a recent poll from StateImpact Pennsylvania and Franklin & Marshall College.
Government
New York’s Budget Includes More Money For Lake Ontario Flood Victims
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SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) – New York state lawmakers have included $40 million dollars in this year’s budget to help property owners who are still cleaning up from last year’s flooding along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River.
Government
New York Governor Calls For Maximum Outflows From Lake Ontario To Mitigate Flooding
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Governor Andrew Cuomo is asking the International Joint Commission to maximize outflows of water from Lake Ontario.
News
Poll: Most PA Voters Say Climate Change Causing Problems Now
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STATE IMPACT PENNSYLVANIA – A majority of Pennsylvania voters agree with the scientific consensus that climate change is causing problems right now, and more than two-thirds say the state should be doing more to address it, according to a Franklin & Marshall College/StateImpact Pennsylvania poll released Thursday.
All Things Considered
Women Carpenters from Tompkins County Help Puerto Rico Rebuild
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ITHACA, NY (WSKG) – A Trumansburg carpenter has just begun to help with Puerto Rico’s recovery from Hurricane Maria.
Students Reflect On Wednesday’s Walkout, What’s Next
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“We need to honor the victims of school shootings with change. We need to honor them with policy,” said Lena Kennell, sophomore at Newfield High School. “We can make a difference even if we can’t vote.”
Featured in Category
Upstate Students Walk Out Of Classrooms To Protest Gun Violence
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Hundreds of Ithaca High School students walked out of school at 10:00am to raise awareness about the effects of gun violence. They invited parents, teachers and community members to join them for 17 minutes, one minute for each victim of the Parkland, Florida shooting one month ago.
“We Are The Victims. We Are The Change”: Southern Tier Students Prepare To Join Nation In Walkout
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Students in the Southern Tier plan to walk out of their classrooms later this morning to raise awareness about the effects of gun violence. The protest is exactly one month after the Parkland, Florida shooting.