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New York’s Nuclear Power Plant Is Leaking, But You Shouldn’t Freak Out
Buchanan New York’s Indian Point Energy Center, a three-unit reactor power plant, reported yesterday afternoon that radioactive tritium has been detected in groundwater testing wells near the facility.
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It’s Suprisingly Easy To Turn Off Niagara Falls
New York State Parks is holding a hearing this week about what might seem like a controversial topic: Whether or not to turn off Niagara Falls. This is a process called dewatering, and yes, it’s happened before.
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NYC’s New Gigabit Wi-Fi Hotspots Work Like Payphones From The Future
It’s the biggest, fastest public Wi-Fi project on Earth: Starting today, New York is unveiling street-side internet hotspots that will blanket America’s biggest city and provide unprecedented Wi-Fi access to over 8 million people.
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Tim Wu’s Already Taking Down Big Broadband Companies In New York
We all know the problem: You pay for one impressive-sounding broadband speed but you actually get a much less impressive speed. Now, New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman and his new teammate Tim Wu are doing something about the problem. They’re investigating!