Environment

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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The Independent Democratic Conference of the New York State Senate is calling for up to a two year delay in approving the start of hydraulic fracture drilling for natural gas in the state until initial results of an independent health review are complete

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Days after reports in the Associated Press surfaced citing anonymous sources saying New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was poised to approve limited hydrofracture drilling for natural gas in the Southern Tier and Central New York sparked protests and petition drives, the governor is saying the report was wrong

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People who live near the site of a proposed nursing home in the town of Vestal are worried about potential traffic and flooding issues if the project is approved.

Vestal Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is planning to build a facility on Sheedy Road, just west of Route 26

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The gauges that measure water levels on area streams and rivers and provide early flood warning information to the National Weather Service will remain operational for now.

The U.S. Geological Survey had said several of the gauges in the Susquehanna River Basin would have to be deactivated March 1st due to a lack of funding

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Roadways around the Binghamton area are benefiting from the work of volunteers who participate in the Adopt-A-Highway program.

David Hamburg, a spokesman for the New York State Department of Transportation in Binghamton, says many sections of highways across the region are beautified by people who join together to do litter collection and other work

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Geisinger Health Systems is getting a grant from the DeGenstein Foundation to move forward a new study into the possible health effects of natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale.Last August, Geisinger launched a long-term health study in cooperation with Guthrie Health Systems in Sayre, Pennsylvania and Susquehanna Health

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A parody video posted on YouTube depicting a pro-fracking Governor Andrew Cuomo as Adolf Hitler is generating controversy.

The video uses about three-and-a-half minutes of a 2004 film called "Downfall

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The Broome County Office of Energy Development has been operating for almost seven weeks without authorization from lawmakers.

The legislature could vote on approving the office this Thursday.

Some Broome County residents have questioned the real purpose of the office, which was created by County Executive Debra Preston

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With temperatures hitting 40 Thursday afternoon, some swimmers were spotted in the Chenango River taking advantage of the relatively mild conditions.

The scene was just south of the Clinton Street bridge

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