Chemung County

The National Weather Service in the Southern Tier has received the funding it needs to accurately predict flooding. The National Weather Service uses stream gauges to provide the data necessary to predict flooding, particularly in the Susquehanna River. In recent months, officials were worried... Read More.

The Department of Environmental Control would like to remind New Yorkers that beginning this week and lasting through mid-May, there will be a statewide ban on burning brush. All residential brush burning is prohibited during what is New York's historically high-fire-risk period which lasts... Read More.

NYSEG customers will see a small surcharge added to their bills to keep a nearby power plant in business. The added fee will cover the operating costs for the Cayuga Generating Facility. The Tompkins County plant was set to shut down in January, but... Read More.

The deadline for Governor Cuomo to reach a decision on whether to allow hydrofracking has come and gone. The Joint Landowners Coalition of New York is planning to move forward and sue the state because they say their rights as landowners have been taken... Read More.

Both sides in the controversial fracking debate are reacting to the news that a DEC decision on gas drilling rules will be delayed beyond the February 27th deadline. The DEC is waiting on a State Health Department review of fracking, and this week said... Read More.