A new Emergency Preparedness Course offered online by New York State, Homeland Security. It's found on a website devoted to creating a "corps" of NYS Citizens, who are better prepared in the event of an emergency, and can help their own family and others if a natural, or unnatural catastrophe occurs. The website…
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NYS Canal Revitalization Act: Rebuilding the Erie Canal Better, but skeptics emerge
New York State is trying to rebuild the Erie Canal...it is in serious trouble both structurally and financially. The Governor of NY has offered up a new NYS Canal Revitalization Act, a Bill to be voted on to help the owners of the Canal, New York Power Authority (NYPA), fend off the financial hardship that…
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NYSCC NYSCC EMBANKMENT DAM INTEGRITY ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT – WHAT’S NEW?
It took awhile but the BIGGEST concerns that the ECNA has had all along with this Unsafe Embankment work appears to be taking shape. Mandatory Flood Insurance, for some Erie Canal Neighbors, is a possibility. If you have taken any time to look over this new Earthen Embankment Integrity Program (EEIP) draft Generic Environmental Impact…
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NYSCC Embankment Dam Integrity Environmental Statement – What’s Missing?
“The New York State Canal Embankment Dams are UNSAFE!” That’s what neighbors living along the Barge Canal in western New York were told back in late 2017. NY Canal Vegetation Management Project Website The embankments that line the canals on both sides of the waterway at times, were built about 100 year…
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