Jul 3
2013
Reports ProPublica: “Environmentalists see an agency (EPA) that is systematically disengaging from any research that could be perceived as questioning the safety of fracking or oil drilling.”
Jun 26
2013
Jessica Bagley of the Tonawanda News has done a top-notch story on the business dealings of JD Crane, owner of Tonawanda Coke. “The result is shockingly consistent — a string of broken laws and broken promises that add up to millions spent cleaning up mess after mess Crane left behind.”
Jun 24
2013
Investigative Post Editor Jim Heaney discusses the ongoing political drama regarding the Peace Bridge on “Press Pass.”
Jun 17
2013
Erie and Niagara counties have lost population since 1990 – and added 525 miles of new roads, largely to accommodate sprawl. The cost to taxpayers is some $26 million a year. An interesting take from Buffalo Rising.
Jun 17
2013
Jerry Zremski of The Buffalo News explains Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s thinking on why he thinks the state can unilaterally dissolve the authority.
Jun 14
2013
Glenn Greenwald, who broke last week’s stories on domestic spying in the United States, writes “what we have reported thus far is merely ‘the tip of the iceberg,’ of what the NSA is doing in spying on Americans and the world.”
Jun 12
2013
Research shows close to half of adults in the Buffalo area read a newspaper daily, ranking our region among the top eight in the nation.
Jun 12
2013
The Buffalo-based Public Accountability Initiative has issued a new report, this one detailing ties between environmental groups and the natural gas industry participating in the Center for Sustainable Shale Development.