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FARMERSVILLE — The Farmersville Route 98 Litter Collectors did its first cleanup this year for the state’s Adopt-A-Highway program. The volunteer grou...

SALAMANCA — While removing an out-of-service fuel tank buried behind the fire hall at the Salamanca Municipal Center, a discovery was made on site tha...

PHOENIX, Ariz. — Representatives from CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV), the Department of Energy’s prime contractor at the West Valley Demonstration...

WEST VALLEY — West Valley Cleanup Alliance, LLC (WVCA) Thursday announced it has begun a contract transition for the West Valley Demonstration Project...

ALFRED — As outdoor construction wraps up for the season, Alfred State has several sustainability initiatives to celebrate. The efforts have reduced w...

OLEAN — The city of Olean Department of Public Works will again be picking up Christmas trees from the curbside. No artificial trees will be accepted ...

LITTLE VALLEY — Public hearings on applying for a state Community Development Block Grant, a new fee schedule for county refuse stations and the renam...

BELMONT — Cornell Cooperative Extension announce an online class, Composting for the Winter, which will be held from 11 a.m. to noon Nov. 25 on Zoom. ...

ITHACA — Shifting from wasteful demolition practices to a circular construction economy in New York state could unlock unrealized economic activity, c...

CYCLONE — A decibel (dB) is a unit used to measure sound levels. The scale begins at 0 — near silence, the softest sound audible to the human ear — an...

CYCLONE, Pa. — “Swiss cheese.” That’s the metaphor used to describe McKean County’s subterranean landscape by University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Ass...

WEST VALLEY — Two U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) cleanup sites are expected to save taxpayers an estimated $1 milli...

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...

WEST VALLEY — The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) and its cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Projec...

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

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you are probably aware of the massive push to transition to green energy. The goal is to have wind and solar r...

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...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams went viral on social media after unveiling his plan for what he called a “trash revolution” in the city: putting ordina...