The state Department of Environmental Conservation has released a proposed plan to clean up parts of the Genesee River that were polluted by Eastman Kodak operations decades ago. It will host a public meeting on the proposal from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23, at the Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County’s […]
Genesee River pollution
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Genesee’s waters still need help
The Mighty Genesee’s watersheds cover 1.6 million acres between its origin in Potter County, Pennsylvania, and its end at Lake Ontario. That means a variety of things influence the river’s water quality and that of its tributaries. But the two biggest concerns are the levels of phosphorus and suspended solids like sediment that are in […]
