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Berm, pumps installed at site of Ontario County Landfill landslide
SENECA — The cover soil that slid down a slope on the southwest side of the Ontario County Landfill last week has been moved to create a berm to keep stormwater from flowing off the site. In addition, pumps were installed to remove any accumulating stormwater from the bottom of the slope, where 3½ acres…
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Global Conservationist Arturo, Victoria University partner to establish an Environment & Conservation Centre
Global conservationist and media influencer Arturo Islas Allende and Dr. Lawrence Muganga – Vice Chancellor, Victoria University respectively after signing a partnership on Wednesday (PHOTO/Nelson Mandela). KAMPALA – Victoria University marks a historic moment in the conservation and promotion of Uganda’s beauty and biodiversity through an innovative approach to higher education. In a significant development,…
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General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean members adopt 34 sustainability measures
E.U. member-states and additional member countries of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) adopted several measures at the regional fisheries management organization’s 46th annual session in early November. The GFCM adopted a series of recommendations aimed toward minimizing fishery impacts on the wider marine environment, along with measures to refine the reach and…
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NRCS reports drier than normal start to water year
Despite a cooler, wetter summer and fall, the Big Wood Basin is looking at a drier than normal start to the water year compared with the start of last year’s near-record-setting winter. As of Nov. 21, the Big Wood watershed was heading into the winter of 2023-2024 with about 80% of normal precipitation and 70%…
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India trip sparks climate conservation for reader
To the Editor: I am writing this from Dehli, India, which currently has the fourth worse air quality of any city on the planet. Astronauts can see a thick blanket covering the city from outer space. You know you are driving over bridges but can’t see the water below. Memorial arches perhaps a football field…
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Binghamton residents have questions about this gas drilling proposal: What we know
A proposed gas drilling operation using leased land in the Southern Tier has sparked questions and confusion among Binghamton-area residents and local lawmakers. Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo and State Senator Lea Webb said some local land owners received leasing offers from Southern Tier CO2 Clean Energy Solutions (Southern Tier Solutions) and reached out to Lupardo and…
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State posts ‘cryptic’ public notice for changes to Estero Bay preserve
Some environmental advocates and researchers are concerned that a detrimental change may be planned for the Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve, which has been under state protections since 1966. The state published a public notice recently that gave very little details, only that a change will be proposed in 2024. The Nov. 9 notice, published in…
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As New York Officials Push Clean Hydrogen Project, Indigenous Nation Sees a Threat to Its Land
When Chief Roger Hill speaks about the clean energy project going up along the border of the Tonawanda Indian Reservation, he turns quickly to the past. Hill’s Seneca ancestors once controlled a large territory across the rolling, wooded hills in what is now western New York, but most of their lands were taken through a…
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The Amendments to the Tanzania Carbon Trading Regulations, 2023 : Clyde & Co
In 2022, the Government of Tanzania made a formal step towards the inclusion and promotion of carbon trading in Tanzania by issuing the Environmental Management (Control and Management of Carbon Trading Mechanisms) Regulations, Government Notice Number (G.N No.) 636 of 2022 (the Regulations). These efforts were made as part of the global movement to reduce…
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The Valley Reporter – Volunteers plant tree saplings at three Valley sites
Anyone who has visited the Austin Walk at the Lareau Swimhole in Waitsfield Saturday, November 4, might have noticed more tubes in the ground than during previous visits. These tubes protect tree saplings planted over that weekend by volunteers in an effort led by the Waitsfield Conservation Commission and Friends of the Mad River. In…
