Archive for 'Environmental News'
Climate Milestone Reached with Implementation of New York’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
Emissions Data Will Inform Future Strategies to Reduce Pollution Dec. 1, 2025 DEC News Release – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced the finalization of regulations establishing a Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. This rule will improve New York State’s understanding of the sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) […]
Posted: December 3rd, 2025 under Business News, Environmental News, Law Enforcement News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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Citizens Advisory Committee Releases Action Plan for Lake Champlain
Grand Isle, VT – The Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on Lake Champlain’s Future (CAC) will release its annual Action Plan for Lake Champlain during a public meeting on December 8, 2025. The event will feature a panel discussion on long-term weather patterns, climate solutions, and mitigation planning, including the Vermont Climate Action Plan and the […]
Posted: December 2nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, Regional NY-VT News.
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North Country At Work: Farming in harmony with nature in Owls Head
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Posted: December 1st, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Business News, Environmental News, Northern NY News.
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Rescuing Dammit, the hard-luck loon
Dammit, a loon on her way south for the winter, was stuck with significant wounds and infection, that is, until a team of rehabilitation experts found her Click here for the uplifting Adirondack story
Posted: November 29th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News.
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What’s going on in Loon Lake?
Loon Lake residents sue APA, companies over alleged subdivision site clearing Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story
Posted: November 25th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Community Events, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Do local economies benefit when New York State buys Adirondack land?
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Posted: November 24th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Community Events, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Town Board News.
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Students convene at The Wild Center for Youth Climate Summit
Students from around New York and Vermont met at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake for this year’s Adirondack Youth Climate Summit Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story
Posted: November 23rd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Education News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Unsung heroes of the Adirondacks
Jen Williams, a devoted volunteer in Westport committed to making the community cleaner and safer Click here for the Adirondack Almanack Story
Posted: November 22nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News.
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Posted: November 21st, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Education News, Environmental News, Northern NY News.
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North Country at Work: How the St. Lawrence Seaway came to be
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Posted: November 20th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Border News, Business News, Community Events, Education News, Environmental News, National History, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Upstate New York.
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Nuclear energy meeting in Potsdam leaves some with more questions
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Posted: November 20th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Community Events, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Hochul approves Adirondack Park state land master plan amendments
NYS News Release, Nov. 20, 2025 – Albany – Governor Kathy Hochul today approved amendments to the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan (SLMP) which were recommended by the Adirondack Park Agency Board. The amendments improve the protection and management of 2.9 million acres of public land in New York State’s Adirondack Park. “From providing […]
Posted: November 20th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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Tax exemptions play a role in bringing six rental units to Hamilton St. in Plattsburgh
Nov. 19, 2025, PLATTSBURGH, NY — The Clinton County Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA) has approved its first residential project under the Agency’s newly updated Uniform Tax Exemption Policy (UTEP), marking a significant milestone in Clinton County’s effort to support commercial housing and workforce development. KLM Development LLC will construct three new duplexes totaling six rental […]
Posted: November 19th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, City News, Code Enforcement, Community Events, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News.
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Lake Champlain Basin Program to Support Organizational Capacity Building
November 17, 2025, Grand Isle, VT – The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), in partnership with NEIWPCC, seeks to fund projects that increase organizational capacity and long-term effectiveness of watershed organizations working in the Lake Champlain Basin. The intent of this funding opportunity is to assist watershed organizations with the early stages of […]
Posted: November 17th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, General News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, Regional NY-VT News.
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An unsolvable challenge’: Whitney deal falls through Deal collapses due to gridlock caused by restrictions on state ownership
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Posted: November 16th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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NY puts off implementing law that would ban natural gas in new homes and buildings
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Posted: November 13th, 2025 under Business News, Environmental News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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State agrees to delay New York’s all-electric buildings mandate pending appeals court ruling
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Posted: November 12th, 2025 under Environmental News, General News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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The U.S. saw vivid northern lights as far south as Florida — and more could be coming
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Posted: November 12th, 2025 under Environmental News, National News, Northern NY News.
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NY plans to build a nuclear power plant. Parts of the North Country may be interested
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Posted: November 12th, 2025 under Business News, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Legislator News, Upstate New York.
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Paul Smith’s College receives climate grant to boost flood resilience in Adirondacks
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Posted: November 12th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Education News, Environmental News, Northern NY News.
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Cleaning up Lake Champlain: A complex challenge
Experts warn of high cost of inaction when dealing with phosphorus pollution Click here for the Adirondack Explorer Story
Posted: November 10th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Business News, Education News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News.
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APA could send proposed cannon testing range to rare public hearing
The Adirondack Park Agency board will discuss the proposal to test-fire howitzers at its Nov. 13-14 meeting. Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story
Posted: November 8th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Community Events, Environmental News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Adirondack region builds up EV infrastructure but lacks overall plan
New York is one of the leading states in terms of EV ownership, but adoption has been slow overall Click here for the Adirondack Almanac Story
Posted: November 7th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Education News, Environmental News, National History, Northern NY News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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All-Electric New Buildings Law takes effect on December 31
By John T Ryan New York State’s goal of achieving zero on-site greenhouse gas emissions means significant changes will take effect on December 31, 2025. There are some exemptions, but they are very few. The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), signed into law on June 18, 2019, mandates the State achieve a […]
Posted: November 6th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Code Enforcement, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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A mutual love of animals yields a family and a solar grazing farm
By John T Ryan November 5, 2025 , Peru, NY – By now, many area residents are familiar with the Hamilton family solar farm (Hamilsun Solar) adjacent to Mannix Road. If they have keen eyesight, they probably have observed sheep roaming between the farm’s solar panels. Kristen Carpenter and Keagan Wood, who operate Cherry Hill […]
Posted: November 5th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Business News, Education News, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History.
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