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NY Landfills Accept 460,000 Tons of PA Drilling Waste, Study Says

Lohud: At least 460,000 tons and 23,000 barrels of waste from Pennsylvania drilling operations have been taken in by a few New York landfills since 2010, a new analysis Thursday indicates. The report from Environmental Advocates of New York analyzed state data from Pennsylvania showing where natural-gas drillers reported taking their waste. Drillers hauled waste to five New York landfills from 2010 through 2014, including three along the Pennsylvania border: Chemung County Landfill in Lowman; Hakes Landfill...

United States: Climate change means statewide change

LoHud: Residents from Irene-scarred Mamaroneck to Suffern don't need a 600-page scientific report to convince them that New York is in the crosshairs of climate change. Those who have bailed out basements with increasing frequency are well aware of the region's vulnerability to dramatic weather, and how overdevelopment and other poor land-use planning can add to their water woes. Others, from land-use policymakers to business leaders, would be wise to review "Responding to Climate Change in New York...