October is National Energy Awareness Month. So when it comes to conserving energy, how "Green" is Buffalo? They might have ranked higher than you think.
Lewis Pugh, a 53-year-old endurance swimmer, successfully completed a remarkable 315 mile journey down a New York river in the name of environmental awareness.
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 Empire State is on the verge of spending a massive sum of money to help clean up the water and air around the state and the Governor is on a listening tour about how to spend the money.
New York State officials are proposing a multi-billion dollar spending plan that would use taxpayers' money on advancing clean water and air goals, plus adding green jobs to the economy.