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Wayne County Water Authority project recognized in EPA awards
The Wayne County Water and Sewer Authority project received the EPA's top PISCES Award for wastewater treatment innovation funded by $64.5 million in CWSRF assistance.
Rochester job program trains workers for green careers
Officials from the city of Rochester and Environmental Protection Agency on Monday honored 16 graduates of the ninth annual REJob 3 class, which helps bolster the workforce and improve neighborhoods.
Rochester brownfield projects receive federal funding
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $1.4 million in Western New York for three brownfield cleanup projects, including one in the Rochester region. Nationwide, more than 150 communities will […]
Document Security Systems launches solar development business
Rochester’s Document Security Systems Inc. has launched a new business to develop utility-scale solar farms at superfund sites. Alset Solar Inc. was formed to provide a clean energy future to […]
COVID-19 fuels reduction in gas and oil prices
Despite a steady drop in gasoline prices in the last few weeks, one thing remains constant: drivers in New York State will continue to pay more at the pump than […]
Wegmans wins EPA award for promoting safer cleaning products
Wegmans this week won an award from the federal Environmental Protection Agency for its promotion of safer cleaning products. This marks the fourth year Wegmans won the Safer Choice Partner […]
New York sues EPA over automobile emissions standards
New York has joined 16 other states in a lawsuit to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from rolling back greenhouse gas emission standards. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman […]
EPA gives city money to ameliorate brownfields
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has chosen Rochester as the recipient of two Brownfield Grants to revitalize blighted properties and promote economic redevelopment. Rochester received $400,000 in assistance for two […]
