The Orleans County Legislature has passed a resolution endorsing Congressman Chris Collins’ anti-wind turbine bill. The Western New York Republican wants to ban tax credits for development of 400 or 500 foot tall wind turbine generators within 40 miles of a military installation. He says they’re a risk to aircraft approaching those bases, specifically the […]
The Air Force has told the Buffalo News that operations from the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station won’t be affected by Apex Energy’s planned wind turbine farms in Orleans and Niagara Counties. Apex is looking at two different generating complexes using wind turbines more than 600 feet tall, spun by the winds coming off Lake […]
People in the Village of Holley were told to “shelter in place” and keep their windows closed this morning after a construction crew broke a natural gas line. An alert from the Orleans County village said the two-inch gas main was leaking heavily. They advised people not to turn any electrical appliances of phones on […]