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Small earthquake recorded in Upstate NY on Saturday morning
4+ hour, 20+ min ago (144+ words) Small earthquake recorded in Upstate NY on Saturday morning'TheDailyNewsOnline.com A small earthquake was reported Saturday morning in Upstate New York. The 2.8 magnitude earthquake was detected in Lake Ontario about 27.7 kilometers, or 17.2 west-southwest of Henderson or 29.7 kilometers, or 18.4 miles, north…...
Genesee Valley BOCES students help Black Creek restoration
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (185+ words) Genesee Valley BOCES students help Black Creek restoration'TheDailyNewsOnline.com Students from Genesee Valley BOCES meet with officials as their Black Creek restoration project kicks off. The work is strengthening the environment while building career-ready conservation skills. Students and an instructor…...
Great Lakes Cheese will pay at least $400k for water, air violations
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (176+ words) FRANKLINVILLE " Following more than a month of investigation of a devastating fish and wildlife die-off in Ischua Creek, Great Lakes Cheese has agreed to pay a fine and other fees that will total between $400,000 and $475,000. FRANKLINVILLE " Following more than a…...
State drought warning issued for Genesee and Orleans counties
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (166+ words) BATAVIA " A drought warning has been issued by New York State for a wide area including Genesee and Orleans counties. The warning was announced Wednesday afternoon. No formal advisories have been ... Genesee and Orleans counties are now under a New…...
Great Lakes Cheese will pay at leeast $400k for water, air violations
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (188+ words) FRANKLINVILLE " Following more than a month of investigation of a devastating fish and wildlife die-off in Ischua Creek, Great Lakes Cheese has agreed to pay a fine and other fees that will total between $400,000 and $475,000. FRANKLINVILLE " Following more than a…...
Cheese manufacturer polluted water for months before Ischua Creek die-off
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (215+ words) It has been nearly a month since the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation began investigating wastewater discharge from Great Lakes Cheese that likely killed tens of thousands of fish and countless other aquatic species in Ischua Creek. It…...
Temporary restriction on waterfowl hunting issued on Harwood Lake
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (162+ words) FARMERSVILLE " A temporary restriction on waterfowl hunting is in effect for the main impoundment and dam at Harwood Lake and Multiple Use Area off Route 98 FARMERSVILLE " A temporary restriction on waterfowl hunting is in effect for the main impoundment and…...
Great Lakes basins may have formed millions of years ago from activity deep in the Earth — long before glaciers, study finds
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (490+ words) CHICAGO " As an ice sheet thousands of feet thick began its final crawling retreat from North America to the Arctic toward the end of the last glacial period some 10,000 years ago, it left behind the planet's largest freshwater system. At…...