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Pittsford, Perinton, Brighton awarded injunction in Erie Canal clear-cutting
The towns of Pittsford, Perinton, and Brighton won a court injunction to stop the state's Canal Corp. from removing trees along the Erie Canal.
Connections: Update on the Erie Canal clear-cutting controversy
A state judge on Wednesday ruled in favor of the Towns of Pittsford, Perinton and Brighton in their effort to halt the clear cutting of trees along the
Emergency repairs underway on sections of Erie Canal in Perinton, Ogden
Work is expected to take between 2 and 4 weeks and will be completed before the waterway opens to boating traffic in mid-May.
Controversial program cuts hundreds of trees along Erie Canal. Is Buffalo area next?
The clear-cutting of trees along the Erie Canal near Rochester has been controversial. Officials say they want to prevent erosion and floodi
Pittsford, Brighton, Perinton file lawsuit over tree-clearing plan
The towns want a restraining order barring the Canal Corp. from moving forward until an environmental impact study is done.
State amends Erie Canal tree-clearing plan
After negotiations with local governments, state now says it will redirect resources to clearing underbrush and removing already dead trees.
Brockport residents meet on removed canal trees
Another meeting is set to take place on the tree clearing project along the Erie Canal...
Erie Canal clear cutting project is not clear enough
New York Power Authority should put vegetation project on hold for as long as it takes to establish a sounder rationale for its existence and scope.
No stopping Erie Canal clear-cut, state says
Nothing short of a court order will stop a project to remove trees from some Erie Canal embankments, state officials said.
Canal Corp. delays tree removal
The New York State Canal Corporation will hold off on removing trees from select Erie Canal banks in Brighton, Pittsford, and Perinton, in order to...
Erie Canal clear-cutting to be delayed, state may compromise, crowd at meeting told
Two state agencies will delay work in Brighton, Pittsford and Perinton, the towns' supervisors said at a meeting that drew more than 120 people.
Town supervisors hear concerns over plans to cut down trees along the Erie Canal
For Linda Isaacson-Fedele, the Canal Corporation's big plan along the Erie Canal is a big concern.
Erie Canal trail clear cutting is cause for concern in Pittsford, Perinton
Opponents to the state's plan say there is a clear cut need for broader public discussion and scientific evaluation, and a more collaborative plan.
Brighton board will ask to state to stop canal clearing
Brighton's town board voted Wednesday to ask the state to stop cutting down trees along the Erie Canal...
The Erie Canal was drained this fall but re-watered in December. Here's why.
The recent re-watering of parts of the Erie Canal had nothing to do with the controversial removal of trees along the waterway, canal officials say.
Canal tree plan meets growing resistance
The New York State Canal Corporation has agreed to have a representative meet with elected officials from Pittsford, Perinton, and Fairport to discuss its plan...
Community members protest removal of trees along Erie Canal
Activists and people who live along the Erie Canal are demanding a stop to the cutting of trees along the canal.
Local group protests Erie Canal tree removal
Opponents of an Erie Canal tree cutting project organized on Sunday to put a stop to the State Canal Corporation's plan to remove 145 acres of vegetation.
Residents along Erie Canal are protesting tree removal
Residents from communities along the Erie Canal are protesting tree removal between Medina and Pittsford. Elizabeth Agte organized a rally for Sunday
Plan to clear trees along Erie Canal facing pushback
Former Brighton town supervisor Sandra Frankel says the plan proposed by the State Power Authority and the Canal Corporation needs to be reviewed.
Perinton group Stop the Canal Clear Cut is hosting a rally to preserve trees along Erie Canal
Perinton group Stop the Canal Clear Cut is hosting a rally Saturday in efforts to preserve trees and vegetation along the Erie Canal.
Andreatta: Erie Canal tree plan has a public relations problem
A rally is planned for Sunday in Fairport to protest a state plan to clear trees along some embankments of the Erie Canal.
Some Erie Canal banks to be stripped of trees
The state plans to turn 145 acres of forested Erie Canal banks into gentle, grassy slopes resembling a "good, old-fashioned sledding hill."
Erie Canal officials schedule Nov. 20 meeting in Brighton for vegetation plan
The New York state Canal Corp. has scheduled a Nov. 20 meeting in Brighton about its plan to remove trees from some Erie Canal embankments.
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