Tuesday is Earth Day, and more than a billion people around the world will celebrate. Earth Day began in 1970, when 20 million people across the United States rallied for increased protection of the environment. By the end of 1970, the U.S. … [Read more...]
Reed Calls on EPA to Reconsider Proposed Regulation for Wood Stove Use
WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23) is responding to constituent concerns about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule that would increase costs for New Yorkers who heat their homes and businesses with wood … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Reed Announces New Funding Program for Chautauqua Lake
BEMUS POINT - Chautauqua County’s representative in Congress says he wants to help improve the health of Chautauqua County’s greatest resource. On Friday, Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) was in Bemus Point announcing his effort to take action to … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Gillibrand Pushes for Stricter Chemical Regulations
WASHINGTON - New York’s junior Senator in Washington is teaming up with Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), the leader in Congress on reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in an effort to pass the “Safe Chemicals Act.” Accoring to a … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: NY, Six Other States Threaten to Sue EPA Over Revised Clean Air Regulations
ALBANY - New York and six other Northeastern states are threatening to sue the Obama administration for allegedly violating its own air pollution rules. A report in today’s Albany Times-Union says the allegations are based on updated rules recently … [Read more...]
