Michael Hamilton

    Michael Hamilton, Board Emeritus of Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper, co-founder of Hamilton, Houston, and Lownie architects, artist, and birder, passed away Thursday at his home in Buffalo. He was 82. Mike was a passionate supporter of Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper, and we are all saddened by this loss. Our condolences to everyone’s life he touched [...]

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Report: All Fracking Wastewater Disposal Methods Fail to Protect Public Health and Environment

Natural Resources Defense Council All currently available options for dealing with contaminated wastewater from fracking are inadequate to protect human health and the environment, but stronger federal and state protections can better safeguard against the threats posed by this byproduct, according to a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The report reveals [...]

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Traverse City, Mich. - An electric barrier network near Chicago designed to prevent Asian carp and other species from migrating between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River systems had a 13-minute power outage this week, officials said Friday. The outage began at 12:58 p.m. CDT Wednesday, said Lt. Col. James Schreiner, deputy commander of the Army [...]

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Lookout for Lake Sturgeon

DEC ADVISES ANGLERS TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR LAKE STURGEON IN THE GREAT LAKES AND ONEIDA LAKE Anglers should be aware of spawning lake sturgeon in tributaries of the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence River, Finger Lakes and Oneida Lake, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) advised. “The return of lake [...]

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