Archive for 'Environmental News'
Online reporting system for harmful algal blooms begins
DEC encourages New Yorkers to ‘Know it, Avoid it, Report it’ Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: May 28th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Nine renewable energy projects signed off on in NNY
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Posted: May 26th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Community Events, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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APA approves herbicide use on two more Adirondack lakes infested with milfoil
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Posted: May 24th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Northern NY News.
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Boat Stewards to Conduct Watercraft Inspections Statewide Beginning Memorial Day Weekend
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Posted: May 23rd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Statewide News.
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COMMENTARY/Opinion: Road salt use is making New Yorkers’ drinking water undrinkable
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Posted: May 23rd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, County Government News, Environmental News, Highway Dept. News, Northern NY News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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NO CHARGE TIRE ROUNDUP – Clinton County Residents Welcome
Tire Round-Up – NO CHARGE Clinton County Residents Welcome Thursday, May 29, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Maximum of 10 tires per vehicle Town of Peru Highway Garage, 9 Cross Street TIRES MUST BE Whole tires, No Rims, No Excessive Dirt, Mud or Water. ONLY Passenger Car or Passenger Truck (No semi, heavy truck, […]
Posted: May 22nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, County Government News, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News.
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They did their job, now they’re on the way home
Peru, NY, May 20, 2025 – 340 bee hives from Forrence and Sullivan Orchards departed Peru today for home in Rome, NY. Forrence Orchard trees were fully blossomed when temperatures were in the high seventies and low eighties making it for ideal pollination conditions. Seth Forrence said, “It was a beautiful bloom, short and sweet, […]
Posted: May 20th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Business News, Environmental News, Faces of Peru, General News, Peru/Regional History.
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Heath Dept. cautions against using roadside spring water
Posted: May 20th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Education News, Environmental News, General News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News.
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People travel many miles to enjoy the North Country
Peru Dock, U.S. Route 9 – May 17, 2025 – At 6:30 this morning, the weather was perfect for fishing on Lake Champlain. This gentleman, accompanied by his son, drove six 6-hours from Long Island to fish in Lake Champlain. The dad is a 1998 Environmental Science, SUNY Plattsburgh grad who appreciates all the North […]
Posted: May 17th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Recreation opportunities.
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NYSDOS announces completion of city’s waterfront revitalization
Effort reflects city’s goals to promote access and enjoyment of Saranac River and Lake Champlain Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: May 13th, 2025 under City News, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Audubon chapter rejects offer from The Hartford to reinstate coverage
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Posted: May 9th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, National News, Northern NY News.
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Pataki: No place for big solar on prime Adirondack farmlands
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Posted: May 6th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Peru CSD SAVE Club invites interested individuals to participate in a townwide Green Up Day
Peru Green Up Day The Peru CSD SAVE Club invites interested individuals to participate in a townwide Green Up Day this Saturday, May 3rd. The event will be hosted by the Peru Lions Club and the Peru CSD PTO. Individuals should meet at 8:00 AM at Rulfs Orchard, 531 Bear Swamp Rd, to receive assignments […]
Posted: April 30th, 2025 under Community Events, Environmental News, Peru News, Peru School News.
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Peru Clean-up rescheduled to Saturday, May 3 beginning at 8 a.m.
Posted: April 29th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Service Org News.
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Clinton County Enters Tick Season
Clinton County, April 29, 2025. The Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) reminds residents to be on the lookout for ticks. Ticks can spread diseases that make people and pets very sick. They are most often found in shady, moist areas at ground level. They cling to tall grass, brush and shrubs, usually no more than […]
Posted: April 29th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News.
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Onondage County refuses to release Micron’s huge impact report. Public record experts say it should
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Posted: April 27th, 2025 under Business News, Corruption in Gov't., County Government News, Environmental News, Law Enforcement News, National News, Statewide News.
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Saturday, April 26 is Peru Green Up Day
Posted: April 23rd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Peru News.
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60 MINUTES – NEWSMAKERS Bird flu, feared as a possible pandemic, poses growing risk to people as pathogen spreads, scientists warn
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Posted: April 21st, 2025 under Agricultural News, Business News, Education News, Environmental News, Heathcare News, National History, National News.
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Peru students are learning more about the environment at Earth Fest 2025
By John T. Ryan The Peru High School gym is bustling with activity from Tuesday to Thursday this week as 1,200 students participate in Earth Fest 2025. Sixteen environmental education and student organizations are on hand to answer questions, distribute literature, and conduct hands-on learning activities. The school club Students Against a Vanishing Environment hosts […]
Posted: April 16th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Education News, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru School News.
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NYS Leaders describe the advantges of the soon-to-be-installed Smart Meters
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Posted: April 16th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Community Events, Education News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Peru Central to host Earth Fest 2025
Peru CSD will conduct Earth Day celebration workshops involving sixteen (16) environmental education organizations and student presenters from April 15th to April 17th, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. This is a three-day event to celebrate Earth Day and bring greater awareness of environmental issues to our students, staff, and community. There will be stations […]
Posted: April 14th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Education News, Environmental News, General News, Honor Flights, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru School News.
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Native lake trout, the dweller of the deep, has returned to thrive in Lake Champlain
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Posted: April 12th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News.
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Champlain Area Trails announces conservation of 65 acres, permanent public access to the Coot Hill – Big Hollow Trail in Moriah
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Posted: April 11th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Environmental News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Gov. Phil Scott and New England governors explore cutting-edge nuclear technology
…he Scott administration sees small nuclear reactors as a promising new source of carbon-free electricity.” Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: April 2nd, 2025 under Business News, Environmental News, Regional NY-VT News, State Government News.
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Vermont’s changing agricultural landscape brings lawmakers new questions about protecting — and regulating — farms What kind of farming practices should be encouraged, which are tolerable, which should be disallowed — and who decides?
Lake Champlain Polution is an issue in VT ag Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: April 1st, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Business News, Environmental News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News.
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