Oct 14
2013
The state League of Conservation Voters give high grades to two local state senators, Mark Gristanti and George Maziarz. Marks handed out by a second group, Environmental Advocates, are not nearly as generous.
Oct 14
2013
New York had the most laboratory confirmed algae bloom warnings of any state since May, according to a new report. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean the Empire State has the biggest problem with the toxic nuisance. Blooms are in lakes, rivers and streams across the country. Without nationwide monitoring, there’s a “haphazard state-by-state approach,” the report concludes. In other words, some states test regularly and other states test very little, if at all. The blooms, often called blue-green algae, consist of bacteria that produce toxins. Runoff from farms that use fertilizers containing phosphorous are one of the chief sources of the blooms. The[...]
Oct 11
2013
“The administration’s war on leaks and other efforts to control information are the most aggressive I’ve seen since the Nixon administration, when I was one of the editors involved in The Washington Post’s investigation of Watergate.” —Leonard Downie Jr., former executive editor of The Washington Post
Oct 11
2013
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Oct 10
2013
Gov. Andrew Cuomo established the Moreland Commission three months ago to attack corruption in Albany. He has since acted to muzzle the watchdog. A report from The New York Times.
Oct 8
2013
Don’t think contaminants from past industrial uses are actually leaching into local waterways? Think again. As we reported last week about the plan to open a beach for public swimming at Gallagher Beach in the Outer Harbor, there are serious concerns about leaching contaminants entering Lake Erie from nearby toxic Superfund sites. The Bethlehem Steel and Hanna Furnace properties are the two closest to the beach and both still pose a significant health risk. I visited the beach and nearby properties numerous times during the research for the article. One spot I visited was the Union Ship Canal, next to where[...]
Oct 7
2013
Editor Jim Heaney talks about two stories he and Dan Telvock have broken the past 10 days on Investigative Post. A conversation with WBFO’s Eileen Buckley on Press Pass.