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Hear how moves by local conservation groups to keep hundreds of acres of land undeveloped will help keep water quality in the Finger Lakes clean. WAER Environment Reporter Chris Bolt has details.
The Nature Conservancy Central and Western New York Director Jim Howe says the investment Is paying off.
“We’ve actually been successful at protecting two parcels that are top-ranked in their ability to maintain clean water in Owasco lake.”
One of the parcels is 203 acres that will be added to Fillmore Glen State Park, increasing low-impact recreation. Howe points out that besides providing drinking water for cities and towns including Rochester, Auburn and Syracuse, preserving clean water in Owasco Lake is vital to the economic health in the region.
Flight returns for emergency landing
HONOLULU A Southwest Airlines flight from Honolulu bound for Oakland, Calif., made an emergency landing in Hawaii after the captain heard strange noises about 20 minutes after taking off on Christmas Day.
Southwest Flight 1278 landed without further incident at 3:11 p.m. Friday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
There were five crewmembers and 19 passengers on the flight, KHON-TV reported. No injuries were known to have occurred.
The television station reported that the captain of the flight decided to turn it back toward Hawaii in an abundance of caution and to allow mechanics to inspect the windshield within the cockpit where the noises were coming from. The station also reported that no mechanical issues were detected after inspection.
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Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Sunday, December 27, 2020
HONOLULU (AP) - Roughly 20% of Honolulu’s 4,500 first responders have received the Moderna coronavirus vaccine, city officials said.
Hiro Toiya, the city’s emergency management director, said that 936 first responders received their shots Tuesday and Wednesday. Honolulu Police Department officers represented 649 of the vaccines, 173 vaccines were given to firefighters with the Honolulu Fire Department and 114 vaccines were distributed to paramedics, emergency medical technicians and lifeguards with the Department of Emergency Services.
Between 60% to 70% of first responders are expected to receive the voluntary coronavirus vaccine, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.
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