Researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology studying the concentration of plastics in the Great Lakes estimate that some 10,000 metric tons of the stuff enters the lakes every year from the U.S. and Canada. The RIT School of Mathematical Sciences decided to track how those plastic items flow through the lakes and where […]
The Rochester area may finally get some real drought relief this week. Since June 1st, the region has had fewer than three inches of rain…5.5 inches less than normal. The entire Rochester region is listed as in severe drought, but the National Weather Service regional office in Buffalo says that could be about to change. […]
United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congresswoman Louise Slaughter are introducing an “Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act” aimed at preventing potentially harmful species from being imported into the United States. The two held a news conference at the Sea Breeze Volunteer Fire Department in Irondequoit. They say the current system allows the Fish and […]