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    Home environmental social science

    environmental social science

    WVDP employees celebrate Earth Day through photos of nature’s beauty
    Articles, Cattaraugus County, News
    WVDP employees celebrate Earth Day through photos of nature’s beauty
    Kellen Quigley kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    May 27, 2025
    WEST VALLEY — The Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management and CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV), its cleanup contractor at the West V...
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    Forcing homes to switch to electric heat is not good policy
    Commentary, New York
    Forcing homes to switch to electric heat is not good policy
    ZILVINAS SILENAS 
    May 16, 2025
    ALBANY — New York has some of the most ambitious climate goals in the country: electric school buses by 2035, zero emissions electricity by 2040, etc....
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    Hinsdale Central repeats as Cattaraugus County Envirothon champions
    Local News, News
    Hinsdale Central repeats as Cattaraugus County Envirothon champions
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    May 06, 2025
    Hinsdale Central School repeated as Cattaraugus County Envirothon Competition champions at the event’s 32nd edition held at Camp Allegany in the Red H...
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    Business Council leads case challenging NY’s new wetland regulations
    Local News, News, NY State News
    Business Council leads case challenging NY’s new wetland regulations
    BRENDAN J. LYONS Times Union, Albany 
    May 04, 2025
    ALBANY (TNS) —The Business Council of New York Stateand a consortium of building industry stakeholders has filed a lawsuit challenging new freshwater ...
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    Community works together to clean up Salamanca
    Cattaraugus County, Daily Headlines, Local News, ...
    Community works together to clean up Salamanca
    DEB EVERTS news@oleantimesherald.com 
    May 01, 2025
    SALAMANCA — In observance of Earth Day, which officially took place earlier in the week, Salamanca area residents of all ages set out Saturday morning...
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    It’s electricity realism, not climate denialism
    Commentary, Nation World
    It’s electricity realism, not climate denialism
    JAVIER BLAS Bloomberg Opinion 
    Apr 28, 2025
    LONDON (TNS) — The electrification of everything is the biggest shake up the global energy system has seen in decades. Unfortunately, the route to the...
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    State & Union: Plant trees to celebrate Arbor Day
    Content, Daily Headlines, Local News, ...
    State & Union: Plant trees to celebrate Arbor Day
    Apr 18, 2025
    The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is calling on community groups, municipalities, schools and individuals to celebrate Arbor...
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    Olean Meditation Center to host Earth Day Celebration
    Daily Headlines, Local News, News
    Olean Meditation Center to host Earth Day Celebration
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Apr 09, 2025
    OLEAN — The Olean Meditation Center will host a World Earth Day Celebration: Think Globally, Act Locally from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 26 at 227...
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    Hochul pushes new energy tax past next election
    Commentary, New York
    Hochul pushes new energy tax past next election
    CAM MACDONALD 
    Mar 27, 2025
    Gov. Kathy Hochul has further delayed what amounts to a tax on energy until after the next general election. Almost six years after the state adopted ...
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    NY energy officials: Tariffs unlikely to hit customers with big bill increases — at least for now
    Business, News, NY State News
    NY energy officials: Tariffs unlikely to hit customers with big bill increases — at least for now
    TIM KNAUSS syracuse.com 
    Mar 20, 2025
    SYRACUSE (TNS) — New York stateconsumers are unlikely to face significantly higher bills in the short term because of President Donald Trump’s tariff ...
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    ‘Sweetgrass’ author visits Pitt-Bradford, speaks of native view of life
    Daily Headlines, Local News, News
    ‘Sweetgrass’ author visits Pitt-Bradford, speaks of native view of life
    Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
    Mar 19, 2025
    BRADFORD, Pa. — It was a packed house as best-selling author Robin Wall Kimmerer discussed her book “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientifi...
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    Olean Food Pantry raises more than $400K toward $1M fundraising goal
    Cattaraugus County, Daily Headlines, Local News, ...
    Olean Food Pantry raises more than $400K toward $1M fundraising goal
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Mar 11, 2025
    OLEAN — One year into a grassroots $1 million fundraising campaign, Olean Food Pantry has raised more than $402,000 to support food distribution and l...
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    Belfast adopts first comprehensive plan
    Allegany County News, Local News
    Belfast adopts first comprehensive plan
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Jan 23, 2025
    BELFAST — The Allegany County Office of Planning announced the adoption of the Town of Belfast's first-ever Comprehensive Plan. This landmark achievem...
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    Letter to the Editor: On Alle-Catt, where is the public need?
    Commentary, Leters to the Editor
    Letter to the Editor: On Alle-Catt, where is the public need?
    Jan 23, 2025
    Almost five years ago, the Alle-Catt Wind Project was granted a “Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need” by the New York State Pub...
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    Researchers: Ash tree variability may offer path to restoration
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Daily Headlines, ...
    Researchers: Ash tree variability may offer path to restoration
    Jan 22, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The invasive emerald ash borer was first found in the United States in southeast Michigan in 2002. In the decades since, the wo...
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    Lawmakers propose tweaks to Climate Change Superfund Act
    Business, News, NY State News
    Lawmakers propose tweaks to Climate Change Superfund Act
    RAGA JUSTIN Times Union, Albany 
    Jan 22, 2025
    ALBANY (TNS) — Lawmakers will exclude foreign nations from having to pay into a $75 billion climate fund thatNew York has established. The move is one...
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    Local & Social

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    Pennsylvania starts practice at full strength for Big 30
    Football, Local Sports, Sports
    Pennsylvania starts practice at full strength for Big 30
    By JO WANKEL - Special to the Times Herald 
    July 21, 2025
    The Pennsylvania team for the Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic kicked off practices Monday on a positive note. Everybody we expected to be there was ...
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    Salamanca dominates Big 30 Football discussion for New York
    Football, Local Sports, NY State Sports
    Salamanca dominates Big 30 Football discussion for New York
    Connor Jackson 
    July 21, 2025
    The Salamanca football team was strong in 2024, with senior leadership being key to their success. With the Big 30 Senior Classic around the corner, i...
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    Yankees’ crucial errors lead to ugly loss against Blue Jays
    NY State Sports, Sports
    Yankees’ crucial errors lead to ugly loss against Blue Jays
    GARY PHILLIPS New York Daily News 
    July 21, 2025
    TORONTO (TNS) — With the trade deadline nearing, the New York Yankees need a third baseman, multiple relievers and rotation help. You know what else t...
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    OWSL: Union Whiskey, Bamboo, Angee’s roll to playoff wins
    Local Sports, Sports
    OWSL: Union Whiskey, Bamboo, Angee’s roll to playoff wins
    July 21, 2025
    OLEAN — Union Whiskey won an Olean Women’s Slow-Pitch Softball League playoff game Monday night over Parkwood with 16 hits in a 10-3 victory. Jenna Ha...
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    Wright wins Wellsville for 2nd Penn-York trophy in 3 weeks
    Local Sports, Sports
    Wright wins Wellsville for 2nd Penn-York trophy in 3 weeks
    July 21, 2025
    WELLSVILLE — Owen Wright, of Cardinal Hills Golf Course, won the Penn-York Div. I first-place trophy for the second time in three weeks, this time at ...
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    Sempolinski sponsors Organ Donation Fairness Act
    Local News, News, NY State News
    Sempolinski sponsors Organ Donation Fairness Act
    By Olean Times Herald staff 
    July 21, 2025
    Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski is sponsoring a bill to create the Organ Donation Fairness Act to ensure people with physical or mental disabilities are n...
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