ALBANY, New York, June 29 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Spray Ground, Signature Art Sculpture, and Cafe/Retail Space To Be Added Project Will Expand Outdoor Recreation on Buffalo's Outer Harbor Waterfront * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced progress toward enhancing Buffalo Harbor State Park with work underway on $47.5 million in new upgrades to the park. The project includes a new spray ground, signature art sculpture and fountain, cafe/  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) announced $216,000 in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct water quality monitoring and develop identification and public notification programs to detect bacteria and contamination levels in recreational waters. This funding came from the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act, the nation's key program for monitoring   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 28 -- The Ohio Environmental Council issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: Earlier today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) released its annual Lake Erie Harmful Algal Bloom forecast. The Western Lake Erie Basin is predicted to have a moderate to larger-than-moderate sized harmful algal bloom (HAB) with a severity of 5 (between 4.5 to 6, out of 10). Despite significant investments in wetlands and voluntary conservation practices thr  more

ITHACA, New York, June 27 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Cornell AgriTech will soon be home to the National Grape Improvement Center, one of the largest cold-climate grape research facilities in the world. On June 26, USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS), legislators and Cornell leaders broke ground on the new state-of-the-art federal research facility at the AgriTech campus in Geneva, New York. The $70 million center is expected to propel innovation, foster collaborati  more