“Mayor Vince DeSantis is encouraging residents of the city to take advantage of reduced electricity costs made available by the 4.98 megawatt solar farm set to come online next month at the site of the former city landfill on East Fulton Street Extension. DeSantis posted a video of himself to Gloversville’s Facebook page on … [Read more…]
“Duanesburg Supervisor Rene Merrihew said last week that recent water tests of the Normans Kill conducted by the state Department of Environmental Conservation confirmed the existence of runoff into the stream from the leach field of the town’s long-closed landfill, but that it hasn’t caused any contamination. If so — and DEC won’t comment … [Read more…]
“A smelly, orangish stream flows into the Normans Kill near the former Duanesburg landfill. “It’s really hard to miss,” remarked Corey Arndell, a senior from Duanesburg High School, pointing to a photo of the substance leaking from the creek bed’s rock. Arndell is among a group of 20 area high school students from the … [Read more…]
“This is the third publication of the State of the Environment of Schenectady County Report published by the Schenectady County Environmental Advisory Council (SCEAC) to fulfill its mandate to produce and update such a report on a yearly basis. The report gathered available data from diverse sources including, national, state, county and local governments … [Read more…]