🌧️SBA Disaster Loan Assistance for New York Businesses in 2025
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of New York dated August 20, 2025. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding.
Learn More⚡Triton Power's Application for Chateaugay High Falls Project Relicensing
Triton Power Company has filed an application for relicensing the Chateaugay High Falls Hydroelectric Project, located on the Chateaugay River in New York. The project involves public notice for cooperation in environmental studies, with a procedural schedule established for stakeholder engagement. The current licensing conditions mandate continued operational practices and require specific environmental assessments.
Learn More🌍FERC Notice on Final General Conformity Reevaluation for Gas Project
The Department of Energy's FERC issued a notice outlining the Final General Conformity Determination Reevaluation for the Northeast Supply Enhancement Project by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company. The evaluation assesses potential air quality impacts and confirms compliance with state air quality plans through emissions reduction measures. The full document is available online for public access.
Learn More🌊Oswego Hydro Partners Notice of Intent for Environmental Assessment
Oswego Hydro Partners, L.P. has filed a relicense application for the Phoenix Hydroelectric Project in New York. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will prepare an environmental assessment following public comments. The project aims to ensure compliance with federal regulations while minimizing environmental impact, fostering public engagement throughout the process.
Learn More🌍EPA Approves New York Emission Statement Certification
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving portions of the comprehensive State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by New York State that certify that the State has satisfied the requirements for an emission statement program for both the Serious and Moderate classifications of the 2008 and 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), respectively. These actions are being taken in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The EPA proposed to approve this SIP revision on May 8, 2025, and received no comments.
Learn More🌊Notice of Reasonable Period for Water Quality Certification Application
The Department of Energy issued a notice regarding Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.'s request for a water quality certification under the Clean Water Act. The New York State DEC has until February 10, 2026, to respond to the request, beyond which the certifying authority may be deemed waived.
Learn More🌊Notice for Environmental Assessment of Kayuta Lake Hydro Project
The Department of Energy has issued a notice regarding Ampersand Kayuta Lake Hydro LLC's intent to surrender the hydroelectric project license for the Kayuta Lake Project. The Commission will prepare an environmental assessment under NEPA, and industry stakeholders can submit comments. The project's jurisdiction will revert to the New York State Canal Corporation after the surrender.
Learn More🌱NRCS Rescinds Environmental Impact Statement for GreenThumb Gardens
NRCS, in cooperation with the New York City (NYC) Parks and Recreation Department GreenThumb Network, is issuing this notice to advise Federal, State and local government agencies and the public that USDA NRCS is rescinding the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the GreenThumb Gardens Water Supply Project Watershed Plan which was published in the Federal Register on April 24, 2024. NRCS conducted an Environmental Evaluation (EE) and determined that the action has no reasonably foreseeable significant effect, and the action is identified within scope of a Categorical Exclusion (CE). NRCS is rescinding the NOI because these findings will satisfy the NEPA requirements for this project and an EIS is no longer necessary.
Learn More⛽National Fuel Gas Supply's Extension Request for Zoar Project
The Department of Energy published a notice regarding National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation's request for an extension to finalize the Zoar Storage Field Project in New York. The notice includes a 15-day comment period for public engagement, discussing abandonment operations and remediation efforts for several wells encountered during construction.
Learn More⚛️License Amendment Proposal for Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License (RFOL) No. NPF-69, issued to Constellation Energy Generation, LLC (CEG, or the licensee) for operation of the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2, located in Oswego, New York. The proposed license amendment would revise the technical specifications (TS) to eliminate the requirement for automatic main steam line (MSL) isolation based on the temperature in the area around the MSL. In lieu of automatic isolation, a new specification is proposed that requires manual action when the MSL area temperature is above the limit.
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