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State News
COMMENTARY: Niagara County can't tolerate more toxic wastes
The Buffalo News (11/12)
The Niagara County Legislature passed a resolution on Oct. 6 stating that ". . . the economic development policy of Niagara County considers the siting of additional hazardous waste landfill capacity as contrary and damaging to its goals and objectives."
NY DEC releases strategy for the former Diamond International site
Watertown Daily Times (11/10)
More than 24 years and $2.5 million after the cleanup began, the New York Dept. of Env. Conservation released its proposed remedial action plan which does not call for any further cleanup, but recommends that the land not be redeveloped for single-family homes
Oswego County company agrees to pay $220,000 to settle PCB contamination charges
The Syracuse Post-Standard (10/27)
Novelis Corp. in Oswego County has agreed to pay $220,000 to help repair damage to the environment caused by the release of hydraulic fluids containing polychlorinated biphenyl, commonly known as PCB, over a period of decades dating back to the 1960s.
State Beach Resources
New York Beach Monitoring and Closure/Advisory Practices
Natural Resources Defense Council
New York beach maps and information on beach monitoring and closings.
State Parks/Camping/Day Use
New York State Parks
Surfrider Foundation – State of the Beach state report
Surfrider Foundation
The Surfrider Foundation State of the Beach report is our annual update on the health of our nation's beaches. It is intended to empower concerned citizens and coastal managers by giving them the information needed to take action.
State Beaches
Great Lakes Information Network
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