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This Invasive Plant Can Cause Severe Burns. New York Wants Your Help Finding It.

Giant hogweed, the towering plant with umbrella-like white flowers, may look striking along a roadside or stream bank, but getting too close can have painful consequences. As giant hogweed reaches peak growing season, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding residents to recognize the invasive plant, avoid touching it and report suspected […]

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Donations to AG James for Trump Defense Diverted Amid Ethics Concerns

New York Public News Network | By Jimmy Vielkind A legal defense fund tapped by Attorney General Letitia James is redirecting some donations after experts said the arrangement is an ethical quagmire. The Democratic Attorneys General Association last year launched a legal defense fund, which has paid nearly $720,000 to lawyers defending James against federal mortgage […]

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Buffalo Bills Owners Stuff Hochul Campaign Coffers After Stadium Support

New York Public News Network | By Jimmy Vielkind Gov. Kathy Hochul is a diehard Buffalo Bills fan who used her influence to steer state tax dollars toward a new stadium. Now, the NFL team’s owners are some of the biggest champions of her re-election effort. Big checks from Bills owners Terry and Kim Pegula were […]

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Hochul Pushes Back as Trump Blasts Her Data Center Moratorium

New York Public News Network | By Samuel King Gov. Kathy Hochul is defending her data center moratorium from criticism being leveled by business groups, some unions and President Donald Trump. Hochul imposed the one-year pause through an executive order she signed this week. In a social media post on Wednesday, Trump called it a “terrible decision” that […]

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Wildfire Smoke from Canada Brings Air Quality Concerns Across New York

Smoke from wildfires burning in Canada is expected to create hazy skies and periods of unhealthy air quality across New York through Thursday, prompting state officials to urge residents to take precautions. Governor Kathy Hochul issued an update Wednesday warning that wildfire smoke, combined with high temperatures, could lead to elevated levels of fine particulate […]

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Hochul Presses Feds for Answers About Expansion of Detention Facilities in New York

New York Public News Network | By Jimmy Vielkind New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is pressing the Trump administration for details on reported expansions of immigration detention facilities in upstate New York. The Democratic governor wrote to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin this week, seeking information about plans to increase capacity at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]

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Hochul Order Puts Large Data Centers on Hold in NY

Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered a one-year moratorium on large data centers in New York, which would be the first statewide temporary ban in the country. Hochul said her order pauses state environmental permits for one year in order to build a regulatory framework that protects the environment and ratepayers. “New York will lead the […]

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What to Know as Cyclosporiasis Cases Increase Across New York, US

ELLENVILLE, N.Y. — As health officials investigate a multistate outbreak of the intestinal parasite Cyclospora, an emergency physician at Ellenville Regional Hospital is urging local residents to recognize the symptoms of the illness and practice safe food handling during peak produce season. Dr. David Williams said the parasite, which causes the illness cyclosporiasis, is more […]

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New York City’s Trash is Stinking Up an Upstate Town

New York Public News Network | By Rosemary Misdary An upstate landfill that receives a sizable amount of New York City’s waste is pushing plans to expand, but neighbors say the dump is already way too big and smelly. Seneca Meadows landfill, situated between Seneca Falls and Waterloo, is stuck in legal limbo. A decade ago, […]