Plan to lower Great Lakes water levels via GRAND Canal proposal
A Canadian backed plan seeks to lower Great Lakes levels by routing up to 11 trillion gallons annually to the West, using new canals and pipelines financed by water sales. The scheme envisions a vast reservoir near James Bay and a 100 mile dike, with Bechtel Canada and others investing in GRANDCO to advance the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgian Bay
Ontario
Great Lakes
Sarah Miller
Canadian Environmental Law Association
Toronto
Tom Kierans
Kierans
Mexico
Oklahoma
Lake Erie
James Bay
Ocean Bay
Lake Huron
Bechtel Canada Ltd
Kierans’ Grand Canal Company Ltd
Grandco
Herb Harmer
Bechtel Canada
Parr fired by County Legislature in 15-9 vote
The County Legislature voted 15 to 9 to oust Parr from his role as legislative counsel amid claims he taped conversations with lawmakers. Parr alleged conspiracies to curb his rights since 1986 and announced appeals to authorities. He cited six Republicans and nine Democrats supporting his removal by year’s end.
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Parr
Page
Legislature
Nicholas Pirro
Gerald Mingolelli Jr
Syracuse
Mingoleli
Pirro
Mingolelli
Julia
Robert Rossi
Rossi
Timothy Rice
Dewey Thruway opening tied to 1954 election
Albany report notes Dewey used the Newburgh Westmoreland Thruway opening near Election Day to bolster his party. Witnesses at a Senate hearing questioned whether pressure to finish accelerated the Schoharie Creek bridge build, possibly affecting safety and votes.
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Amsterdam
Thomas E. Dewey
New York State
U.S
Irving Ives
W. Averell Harri
Harriman
Schoharie Creek
Dewey
Thruway
Charman Henry Bersani
Syracuse
Moyntlan
Bersani
Water Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure
U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
U.S. Sen
Daniel Patrick
Walt Mordaunt
Mordaunt
Albany Times Union
Thruway Bridge Collapse Triggers Higher Truck Rates
The April 5 Schoharie Creek Thruway bridge collapse raises weekly truck shipping costs by 500000 and prompts rates requests. If temporary crossings aren’t ready by July 4, New York risks over 100 million in lost tourism, with regional economic ripple effects and major local losses in Montgomery County.
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Amsterdam
David Axelrod
State
New York
Syracuse
New York State
Axelrod
Thruway Authority
Authority
American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Francis Francois
Francois
Charles Bigler
Montgomery County
Bigler
Commerce Department
Upstate
Regan Seeks Oversight for Rebuild New York Program
Regan urged an independent oversight committee to monitor the Rebuild New York program, arguing it would provide public accounting as it matures. White countered that targets have been met and an oversight body is unnecessary.
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Regan
New York
White
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Anaheim
P.J. Sleepyhead
Conservative Party
Vincent Leuzze
Leuzze
Julia Parr
Geddes
By Jonathan D. Salant
Albany Bureau
Moynihan
D-N.y
Sherwood Boehlert
New Hartford
House Public Works and Transportation Committee
Amsterdam Recorder
Schoharie Creek Bridge
N.Y
Aul Mitchell
Tedken Vetal
Deys Mit
Allied Stores
DEY
Sai
Arthur Murray
Harry
W. Genesee ST
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