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Friday, May 03, 2013  Volunteers rolled up their sleeves, and put on their work gloves to bring a spring awakening to a park on the southside of Syracuse. 120 National Grid employees spent Friday working to revitalize Kirk Park.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  An LED lighting upgrade to the Thruway and Canal system is projected to save the Thruway Authority about 20 percent on electricity costs.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Thousands of people are logging onto a Cornell University website this week to watch a pair of red-tailed hawks hatch their eggs and feed the fuzzy chicks.

Monday, April 22, 2013  The state Department of Environmental Conservation is sponsoring events around the state all week to mark the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day

Monday, April 08, 2013  On the heels of Earth Day, Onondaga County is urging Central New Yorkers to keep their community clean.

Sunday, April 07, 2013  SIgnup site also allows signups for City of Syracuse

Saturday, April 28, 2012  Dropoffs accepted until 1pm Saturday

Friday, April 20, 2012  There are many Earth Day events for Central New Yorkers to particpate in this weekend and help Mother Earth.

Sunday, April 10, 2011  Friday is deadline to sign up for Onondaga County's Earth Day Litter Cleanup

Friday, April 30, 2010  Nearly 150 National Grid employees, area residents, and community leaders volunteered their time Friday to help the Lincoln Hill Neighborhood Association restore their local park.

Thursday, April 22, 2010  Forty years after that first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, smog levels nationwide have dropped by about a quarter, and lead levels in the air are down more than 90%.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010  As a young lawyer, Pete Grannis helped organize the first Earth Day celebration in New York City a few months before he was hired to put teeth into enforcement at a new environmental agency created by then-Gov. Nelson Rockefeller.

Monday, April 19, 2010  To help celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, students at Syracuse University are spending part of the day Monday focusing on sustainability.

Saturday, April 03, 2010  Earth Day cleanups being organized

Wednesday, April 22, 2009  The City of Syracuse is making some extra efforts to go green this Earth Day.