"We are starting to see shortages in especially our rural areas. Positions for school psychologists left open year after year with no one to fill them."

The New York senator acknowledged the effort to implement a moratorium on some cryptocurrency mining in New York.

Mayor Kraham said doing so will reduce the time and money needed to safely inspect the properties, and help the city enforce code violations.

Manufacturers in New York want to compete with companies overseas and localize production. They’re limited, however, by hiring challenges and a lack of workforce housing.

An emergency declaration passed by the sewage board allows it to make purchases and sign contracts outside normal procedures.

“Shame on us if we’re not anticipating and watching what’s happening across the globe, and the possible impact in any city.”

Williams said he’s not against cryptocurrency mining altogether, but wants companies to reevaluate their mining process so it doesn’t use as much electricity.

While lanternflies can stress trees, it appears they only kill grapevines and tree of heaven, also an invasive species, directly by feeding on them.

The National Federation of the Blind says inaccessibility is keeping millions of Americans from proactively protecting their own health.

A debate over cryptocurrency mining on Seneca Lake turned into a broader test of the state’s climate law. That test is likely to come to a head in 2022.