New York DEC to issue $40 million bonds for hazardous waste cleanup
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation plans $40 million in bonds to accelerate cleanup of hazardous waste sites. Officials say 1986 site estimates were too low as authorities push to start remediation at 300 sites by 2000, with 1,420 targets listed and bond proceeds covering work already begun and anticipated through March 31.
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Cuomo aide denies blank check for drug war funding
Albany governor's top spokesman Gary Fryer rebukes claims of an open budget ready to fund every law enforcement wish. Matthew Crosson of the Office of Court Administration says Cuomo promised "everything money can buy" for the drug war, including judges, prosecutors, and armaments, amid a looming 1 billion deficit and a 973 million next year budget request.
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Acid clouds linked to death of trees in the northeast
Cornell University and the Boyce Thompson Institute report that clouds containing sulfuric and nitric acids damage red spruce trees. The study shows foliage injury and disrupted photosynthesis from sulfuric acid, while nitric acid unsettles nutrient balance, with other natural factors also possibly contributing.
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