pollution

DETROIT — A judge stopped on Wednesday the delivery of World War II-era radioactive soil from New York to a Michigan landfill, a temporary victory for...

OLEAN — A document more than 20 years old is to at least temporarily guide work to prevent more sewage discharges into the Allegheny River. The Common...

OLEAN — As we step into late summer heading into fall the City of Olean Department of Public Works have been installing new signs to remind residents ...

WEST VALLEY — Members of the West Valley Citizen Task Force recently visited the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) to observe cleanup progress ...

ALFRED — A local university is working on a way to use old glass to help build sea walls. Alfred University, in partnership with the New York State De...

BELMONT — Allegany County will host its 23rd annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Sept. 7. Since 2010, the Allegany County Solid Waste D...

OLEAN — Engineering firms are being formally sought to help the city avoid future wastewater discharges into public waterways. A request for proposals...

OLEAN — After a month of planning — and another wastewater discharge into the Allegheny River — city officials plan to commission a study on how to fi...

SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa. — The borough will receive up to $15.5 million in aid to upgrade its wastewater treatment facility that feeds into the Allegheny Riv...

OLEAN — The Seneca Nation of Indians moved a step closer to suing the city of Olean over wastewater discharges into the Allegheny River. On Tuesday, t...

OLEAN — A local business will expand in North Olean after getting the go-ahead from the city planning board. The city planning board unanimously appro...

WELLSVILLE — Thirty-five years ago Allegany County was facing a threat that could have dramatically altered its future when a group of people banded t...

OLEAN — The Seneca Nation of Indians has again threatened to take legal action against the city of Olean over wastewater discharges. Seneca Nation Pre...

OLEAN — The Allegheny River has been an important resource and giver of life for the Seneca people for centuries — their name for it, “Ohi:yo’,” means...

WEST VALLEY — CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) is celebrating more than 10 years of safe and compliant cleanup activities at the West Valley Demonst...

OLEAN — Another brownfield redevelopment is on the table at the city planning board. MJ Painting owner Mike John presented a plan Monday to the board ...

WEST VALLEY — Another massive component has been safely removed and packaged for disposal from the Main Plant Process Building as part of the facility...

Raising fees is a step the Legislature can take to address growing crisis in plastic pollution. Without a doubt, plastic litter has proliferated beyon...