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Environmentalists push for safe cleanup at nuclear site near Buffalo
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Activists in the West Valley Action Network, an organization supporting the complete cleanup of a nuclear site near Buffalo, recently sent a letter to state Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, D-Buffalo, raising concerns about the site. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
WASHINGTON Environmental advocacy groups in western New York want state officials to ensure the safety of federal plans to deal with nuclear waste at the West Valley Demonstration Project after a recent federal report found that “critical decisions regarding the project are still unresolved.”
Capital Region businesses hurting after migrant work programs stopped
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Rachel Boisvert of HURB Landscaping gives a tour of her facility on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Colonie, N.Y. As COVID-19 halted international travel for many and dwindled down an already limiting immigration system, a number of local businesses, including HURB Landscaping, have suffered financially because they weren t able to bring their usual migrant workers on H2B visas. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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Rachel Boisvert of HURB Landscaping gives a tour of her facility on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Colonie, N.Y. As COVID-19 halted international travel for many and dwindled down an already limiting immigration system, a number of local businesses, including HURB Landscaping, have suffered financially because they weren t able to bring their usual migrant workers on H2B visas. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionS
Rensselaer County GOP aims to register supporters in Working Families Party
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Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin delivers an update on the county s ongoing coronavirus response on Thursday, April 16, 2020, at the Rensselaer County Office Building in Troy, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron
TROY – Rensselaer County Republicans are moving party supporters into the Working Families Party from the Independence Party in an effort to offset Democratic strength in November when County Executive Steve McLaughlin runs for re-election, officials in the three parties confirmed Monday. The move has angered WFP and Democratic leaders.
The Independence, Green and other minor parties’ failure to secure enough votes in the 2020 presidential election cost them their spots on this year’s ballot and threatens to derail the long-time county GOP strategy of running its candidates on multiple lines.
Panel OKs siting of 2 solar farms
Jan. 7, 2021
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A state panel on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, approved solar farm sites in Albany and Schoharie counties. Above is a Halfmoon project that opened in December 2019, the ForeFront Power community solar farm. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
ALBANY Solar farms proposed for southern Albany County and northern Schoharie County got the go-ahead from the state Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment Thursday.
Hecate Energy Albany 1 and Hecate Energy Albany 2 want to construct and operate a 40 megawatt facility between Route 9W and County Route 101 in Coeymans on a portion of about 436 acres of privately leased farmland, according to a statement from the siting board . It will include arrays of ground-mounted photovoltaic solar panels.