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Olean area, region again shrouded in Canada wildfire smoke
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County News, Local News, ...
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Jun 28, 2023
Residents of the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania again found themselves wreathed in smoke from Canada as air-quality levels approached the “ve...
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Smoke from Canada expected to reach WNY again
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County News, Daily Headlines, ...
Olean Times Herald staff 
Jun 27, 2023
State officials warned that smoke from out-of-control wildfires in Canada is again drifting to Western and other parts of New York. The state health a...
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Smoke haze causes cancellations; Olean Clambake still on
Cattaraugus County News, Daily Headlines, Local News, ...
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Jun 08, 2023
OLEAN — The smoky haze that has billowed south from Canadian wildfires for the last three days was even thicker in the Olean area Wednesday, forcing t...
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Wildfire smoke from Canada still a factor in NY skies
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County News, Local News, ...
Olean Times Herald staff 
Jun 06, 2023
The smoky haze over Upstate New York caused by more than 100 wildfires in Canada continued Tuesday and, according to reports, possibly could be worse ...
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Bills will take more waste out of environment
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Jun 06, 2023
New York state lawmakers have the rare opportunity, before they leave Albany this week, to make a significant and long-lasting imprint on the environm...
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Haze from Canadian wildfire smoke reaches the Twin Tiers
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County News, Local News, ...
Olean Times Herald staff 
Jun 05, 2023
ALBANY — Wildfires in eastern Canada contributed to New York state issuing an air-quality alert for virtually all of Upstate through the end of Monday...
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Biden, McCarthy work push deal as US default looms
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JENNIFER JACOBS, ERIK WASSON and BILLY HOUSE Bloomberg News 
May 29, 2023
WASHINGTON (TNS) — The White House and Republican congressional leaders geared up lobbying campaigns to win approval of a deal to avert a U.S. default...
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Trading eagles for windmills is wrong
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May 26, 2023
I read with dismay an article about construction of wind turbines in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties, which described the expected decimation of the...
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94-megawatt solar facility permitted in Allegany County
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Olean Times Herald staff 
May 18, 2023
ALBANY — The New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting has issued a permit a 94-megawatt solar facility in the town of Burns in Allegany County...
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RTW: The inconvenient truth of ‘going green’
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NORMAN UNGERMANN 
May 16, 2023
For as long as I can remember (some 80 years now), I’ve listened to reports about bald eagles and California condors dying off. Years ago, we banned t...
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There’s been progress for Earth Day
Nation World, Opinion
Apr 23, 2023
We all are part of the environment, and we all gradually acclimate to gradual changes that don't usually seem obvious or sweeping in scope. But on Ear...
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