“Every time it rains, every time the wind blows from the wrong direction, we’re battling to stay dry, to stay open.”
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Man Dies After Plane Crash Near Endicott Airport
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A man is dead after a small plane crashed near the Tri-Cities Airport in Endicott on Monday.
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Landowners Threaten Lawsuit Over Lake Ontario Flooding
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“We’re here today because our government representatives and public administrators promised after 2017 that this would never happen again failed to provide oversight and monitor – they need to do their jobs,”
Energy
As States Diverge On Climate Policies, Nation’s Largest Power Grid Operator Grapples With Carbon Pricing
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PJM is now trying to walk a fine line between respecting states’ rights and figuring out how to incorporate their climate polices into its wholesale electricity market.
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St. Lawrence River Residents Debate Flooding; Great Lakes Commission Calls Emergency Meeting
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The IJC put a new management plan, Plan 2014, in place three years ago. Two out of those three years have brought severe flooding and millions of dollars in damage to the region.
Government
Great Lakes Commission Could Consider Emergency Flood Control Measures
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There is word that the board of the International Joint Commission, the U.S. – Canadian agency that manages the waters shared by the two countries, may hold an emergency board meeting on Wednesday, to look at issues involving recent shoreline flooding.
News
Schumer Calls For Resiliency Plan On Lake Ontario Shoreline
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Schumer says he’s lobbying for federal dollars to help the waterfront residents on the Southern Shore of Lake Ontario.
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Cuomo Announces $300-Million In Flood Assistance For Lake Ontario Communities
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“Saying to people who just went through a flood in 2017. ‘Whoops. We’re going to do it again.’ That I think is harsh. Not being financially responsible for the damage that they do, that I think is harsh. Not being responsive, and fair to New Yorkers, that I think is harsh.”
News
New York Governor Lists Demands Dealing With Lake Flooding; Threatens Legal Action
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The IJC “has no excuse for its failure to prepare for adequately managing the high-water levels Lake Ontario has experienced and continues to experience this year.”
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Officials Look For Lake Ontario Water Levels To Stabilize
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Officials who help regulate the level of Lake Ontario are pointing to some hopeful signs in the effort to deal with the ongoing flooding issues along the lake shore.
Government
New York Supporters Seek Pact On Anti-Climate Change Bill
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“What I don’t want to do is to give people a political placebo where we put forth dates and goals that we cannot make. And I don’t want to tell people that we can move to a carbon-free economy in a period of time that I know that we can’t.”