BUFFALO, New York, July 2 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Buffalo District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District awarded a $6.11 million contract to Cold Spring Construction Company, from Akron, NY, on June 25 to repair over 1,300 feet of seawall, which has deteriorated over time due to Lake Erie ice and wave action, at the northern section of LaSalle Park, Buffalo, NY. "This project is critical to protect the Colonel F.G. Ward Pumping Stati  more

ALBANY, New York, July 4 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following ruling (Case No/s. 20-C-0314, 20-C-0169, 19-C-0046, 18-C-0497, 18-C-0335, 18-C-0125) involving Wireless Carriers, Sage Telecom Communications, Buffalo-Lake Erie Wireless Systems, i-wireless, Virgin Mobile USA and TracFone Wireless: Petitions of Wireless Carriers Pursuant to Public Service Law 92-h to Participate in the New York State Targeted Accessibility Fund and for Establishment of Distribution; Pet  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 30 -- The Ohio Environmental Council issued the following news release on June 26: On Monday, June the Ohio Environmental Council (OEC) and Sierra Club called on the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) to rescind unworkable modifications added to the Icebreaker Windpower Inc. (Icebreaker Wind) project "approval" -- modifications which would prevent the project from moving forward. Specifically, the OPSB modifications impose a "shutdown condition" which requires the wind farm to  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 2 -- The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio issued the following news: The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) approved construction authorization from the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) directing Ohio Southern Railroad (OSR) and Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad (WLE) to make upgrades at rail crossings in Muskingum and Tuscarawas counties. OSR will upgrade warning devices for traffic preemption at the U.S. 22/Marysville Road grade crossing in Muskingum County  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following op-ed, published in the Toledo Blade: In a new op-ed in the Toledo Blade, Senator Portman highlights his bipartisan Restore Our Parks Act, which passed the Senate last month by a bipartisan vote of 73-25, which will help rebuild Ohio's national park sites and our national parks' infrastructure by addressing the more than $12 billion backlog in long-delayed maintenance projects at the National Park Service (NPS) and support mor  more

BUFFALO, New York, July 3 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District awarded a $6.11 million contract to Cold Spring Construction Company, from Akron, NY, on June 25 to repair over 1,300 feet of seawall, which has deteriorated over time due to Lake Erie ice and wave action, at the northern section of LaSalle Park, Buffalo, NY. "This project is critical to protect the Colonel F.G. Ward Pumping Station, which is the prima  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Union Sportsmen's Alliance (USA) have reaffirmed an existing relationship that promises to benefit hunters, anglers and other outdoor enthusiasts for generations to come. A recently signed agreement builds on past successes between the Service and the USA by creating new volunteer opportunities for skilled union trades workers t  more