Environment

Untreated industrial waste, sewage, and chemical runoff severely contaminated this NYS lake, causing it to become one of the most polluted in the United States.

The Green Jobs NY outreach team wants to let homeowners, small businesses, and non-profits know how they can get a thorough energy assessment of their home or office at no cost to the homeowner or business owner. A workshop is scheduled for tomorrow from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Edmeston Central School Auditorium, 11 North St, Edmeston.

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection has provided an update on the removal of fuel from an object buried beneath the Pepacton Reservoir.