Aug 13
2013
Letting you out …
Posted 11 years ago
Aug 13
2013
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2013
Channel 2 reporter Scott Brown keeps the pressure on the Erie County Water Authority for answers on why it hired county Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy’s sister-in-law for a $37,500 job after she failed the civil service test for a higher-paying job. Authority members quickly left meeting room Thursday before Brown could ask a single question.
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2013
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2013
Aug 1
2013
The Niagara Gazette reports community residents are questioning the Department of Environmental Conservation’s oversight of Covanta Niagara’s expansion plans. The plant has already begun construction of the project without the required air permit. Covanta spokeswoman says it took the risk with DEC’s “knowledge and concurrence.”
Aug 1
2013
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s brazen self-promotion is on full display in this report by WGRZ’s Dave McKinley. Keep in mind that in the case of both casino revenue and Peace Bridge plaza expansion, the governor claimed victory when, in fact, the Senecas and Canadians prevailed in their negotiations with the state.
Aug 1
2013
Aug 1
2013
The Department of Environmental Conservation has ordered Covanta Niagara to stop construction of a natural gas boiler and a 190-foot smokestack in Niagara Falls because it hasn’t obtained the required air permit. Covanta, which has spent more than $820,000 over the past three years in campaign contributions and lobbying expenses, started construction months before the public comment period on the project closes on Monday. The notice of violation came less than 48 hours after three Niagara County residents raised concerns about the the DEC’s oversight of the Niagara County waste-to-energy plant’s $30 million expansion project, as first reported by the[...]