Environment

City officials are advising Binghamton residents that crews are pruning trees in an effort to minimize power outages.

According to information released by City Hall, Nelson Tree Service will be doing the work for NYSEG

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Speaking on the March 30th edition of the local public affairs program, Southern Tier Close Up, Director Emeritus of the Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park, Steve Contento said staff at the Morgan Road facility have been very busy over the winter preparing the grounds for the spring opening on weekends through Earth Day, when the zoo will be open daily

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Story by Kathy Whyte

The topic of discussion is solar energy at a weekend forum in Binghamton. The Green Sanctuary Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation is hosting the forum "Solar Energy Fast Forward" on Sunday. The eve

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There's a different sort of snow that is actually being welcomed in Binghamton this winter!Ross Park Zoo in Binghamton has been loaned a pair of Snowy Owls by the Columbus Zoo.

The birds, Blizzard and Storm, were hatched in Hanover and Dierenpark Zoos in Germany and were sent to the U

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As National Flood Safety Awareness Week is underway, word is coming from Washington that funding has been found to keep the flood early warning gauges in the Susquehanna River Basin operating.Due to a lack of funding, the gauges were to have been shut off March first, but that deadline had been extended to June first

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A program to buy out more flood-damaged structures in Broome County is moving ahead.

The town of Vestal board has approved demolition work on a few properties targeted for acquisition under the federally-funded plan

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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation officials say it's expected to be another dry spring and outdoor burning of brush will again be banned state-wide for a couple months.The high-risk wildfire season begins March 16th and continues at least until May 14th

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It was 20 years ago, March 12 to the 14th, 1993 that the Twin Tiers was socked with it's worst winiter weather in its history. The region hasn't seen the likes of the Blizzard of 1993 since.Residents were fairly complacent when the first cautions were put out warning of the possibility of a winter snow storm

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In recognition of Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper claiming to have drunk hydraulic fracturing fluid, proving the safety of natural gas drilling, and, also a nod to Dimock, Pennsylvania claims that tap water can be set on fire as a result of facking

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The New York State Assembly has approved a two-year moratorium on fracking until more scientific information is available on potential environmental and health risks.

A proposed moratorium won't be adopted unless the Senate agrees to such a move

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