Apr 30
2013
Climate Central found that Hurricane Sandy caused 11 billion gallons worth of sewage overflows into waterways and streets. Heavy rain and storms in Buffalo can cause up to 4 billion gallons worth of overflows annually.
Apr 16
2013
New York Magazine: “He has become New York’s most successful governor since, well, the early days of Mario Cuomo. Yet he’s engendered much more fear than love.”
Apr 11
2013
Mary Ruth Kapsiak responds to questions from Dan Telvock of Investigative Post about the district’s failure to comply with state regulations regarding health and physical education.
Apr 9
2013
UCLA research found a possible link in California between high exposure to vehicle emission pollution and three rare types of childhood cancers.
Mar 28
2013
In only the second prosecution of its type in the nation, Tonawanda Coke and one of its managers is found guilty on most charges involving the release of toxic pollutants into a neighborhood that is suffering from high cancer rates. A report from WGRZ, including Dan Telvock of Investigative Post.
Mar 22
2013
Gov. Cuomo’s administration gets a luxury suite at Buffalo Bills games in the deal to renovate Ralph Wilson Stadium for $130 million—three-quarters of which is state and Erie County funding. Empire State Development Corporation, a state economic development authority, will control the suite “to show off Buffalo.” A report in The New York Times.
Mar 12
2013
Dr. Sanjay Gupta made more than $500,000 from drug companies since 2009, according to a ProPublica database. He is a consulting psychiatrist at GreenField Health and Rehabilitation Center, according to his Linkedin account. This puts him in the top 22 of all doctors nationwide.
Mar 12
2013
Health Commissioner Shah says he could have a decision to the governor in a few weeks on whether to allow hydraulic fracturing. Neither the governor nor Shah said they need to wait for the results of a study that will look at health histories of scores of people living near natural gas wells.