United States Senator Charles Schumer says he’s working to secure $12 million in federal funding for a resiliency study of the Great Lakes coastline. New York’s Senior U.S. Senator says the Army Corps of Engineers is the only body that can do such a study, and get it done within a year. He says it […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo kicked off a conference in Rochester today by promising a Hurricane-Sandy-style response to the flooding along the Lake Ontario Shoreline. The governor called for a four-point response to the high water levels that have flooded homes and hobbled businesses along the 400 mile shoreline of the lake in New York State. He […]
The Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board says Lake Ontario water levels are stabilizing because of decreased rain and increased outflows down the St. Lawrence River. The outflow from Lake Ontario is close to the highest on record and the board says it will make further increases in coming days. With an eye on the weather […]