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The New York Senate and Assembly celebrated a belated Earth Day this week by acting on anti-climate change and environmental bills. But the two houses voted on different measures, and lawmakers could not predict if any of the legislation will become law in 2024.
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Environmental groups are hoping NYS lawmakers will act on a series of measures to combat climate change and clean up pollution.
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More than 150 professionals, students, teachers, and industry leaders have gathered from across the region and the country to share the latest in drone research and development.
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Work has begun on the 1/3 mile path on what’s called Murphy’s Island, the contaminated 40 acre piece of land behind Destiny USA and the railroad tracks. The project is four years in the making.
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Officials say the entire network should be completed by summer.
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Clean energy advocates in New York say laws and regulations on the books could be preventing the state from adopting more climate-friendly transportation options to meet its climate goals. Governor Hochul said during her state of the state address she wants to promote electric cars, trucks, and buses.
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Advocates of clean energy in New York say they’re glad to see Governor Hochul make a strong commitment on critical pieces of the state’s Climate Action Plan in her state of the state address.
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On January 1, New York state’s restaurants, grocery stores and other businesses will no longer be able to offer polystyrene foam containers for takeout food and beverages. A new law extends a ban on the containers in New York City to the rest of the state and is aimed at cutting down on litter from the non-biodegradable material.
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Those who’ve wanted to watch a film on the giant domed screen at the IMAX theater at the Museum of Science and Technology won’t have to wait too much longer. It’ll be a new experience when the theater reopens early next year.
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A Syracuse University Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor worries the actions taken and agreements made at the UN climate change conference come too late to avoid major consequences in the earth’s systems.
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Many college courses have included content on the September 11th terrorist attacks since they happened. But what lessons remain in the 20 years since then? WAER News stopped by a classroom at Syracuse University to find out what students are learning, plus what they remember about that day and the aftermath.
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Flooding rains in Central New York. A first-ever federal declaration of a water shortage in the Colorado River. A Syracuse University earth and environmental sciences professor is watching these extremes as they relate to climate change.