Dave Lucas

Environmental Advocates warn New York can’t afford to wait for the next hurricane or tropical storm to hit:  They're urging the state to take the lead in pushing for stricter carbon emission reduction goals as part of the nine-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Dave Lucas has more...
 

Prosecutors have decided to retry the ex-mayor of a New York suburb whose domestic violence conviction was overturned. WAMC's Dave Lucas has more...
 

The New York pension fund for state and local government workers is reporting a 4 percent return on investment for its last quarter with an estimated fund value of $150.1 billion, down slightly from the previous quarter. More from WAMC's Dave Lucas.
 

The New York pension fund for state and local government workers is reporting a 4 percent return on investment for its last quarter with an estimated fund value of $150.1 billion, down slightly from the previous quarter. More from WAMC's Dave Lucas.
 

Pro-environmental groups watching the PCB clean-up of the Hudson River are suggesting a modest change
in 2013 cleanup plans. Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Dave Lucas reports.

The University at Buffalo has closed its new shale gas research institute, which was under investigation by the State University Board of Trustees after a group of professors accused it of having undisclosed ties to industry. WAMC's Dave Lucas reports.

A professor at Cornell is at odds with a major internet search engine: he accuses Google of helping the gas lobby support hydraulic fracturing.  Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Dave Lucas looked into that allegation...

In a 2011 Cornell University study, Professor of Ecology and Environmental Biology Robert Howarth warned that extracting natural gas from the Marcellus Shale via hydrofracking could do more to aggravate global warming than mining coal.  Howarth's findings were published in scientific journals as well as The New York Times.'

It took only hours for Superstorm Sandy's surging waters to destroy an emergency drop-in center for homeless gay youths in New York City… But almost as quickly, a social media outpouring helped raise money for a new, bigger Ali Forney  Center to keep helping dozens of young people a day with medical care, counseling and a safe place to sleep. WAMC’s Dave Lucas has more…

A blogger posted the bad news about the Manhattan center and it went viral on Twitter. Donations of more than $250,000 — and counting — have come in to rebuild the center.

Sen. Charles Schumer says New Yorkers who want to attend President Barack Obama's second inauguration can enter a statewide online lottery for tickets. More from WAMC’s Dave Lucas.