Archive for 'Environmental News'
Vermont Public slashes 15 jobs in wake of federal cuts to public media
The cuts meant 13 staffers lost their jobs, according to CEO Vijay Singh. He called the layoffs “heartbreaking” but necessary for the station’s survival. Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: August 28th, 2025 under Community Events, Education News, Environmental News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, Regional NY-VT News, Upstate New York.
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Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program Seeks Proposals for Conservation and Community Interpretive Theme Grants
Grand Isle, VT – The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), in coordination with NEIWPCC, seeks proposals for projects that interpret, highlight, and showcase human interaction with the natural world. Awarded projects should highlight the Conservation & Community Interpretive Theme as described by the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership (CVNHP) Management Plan, as well as […]
Posted: August 27th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Regional NY-VT News.
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How climate change is driving shoreline erosion on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River
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Posted: August 25th, 2025 under Border News, Environmental News, General News, National News, Northern NY News.
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Lake Champlain Basin Program Seeks Proposals for Clean Water Planning and Implementation Projects
Grand Isle, VT – The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), in partnership with NEIWPCC, seeks proposals for projects that improve water quality in the Lake Champlain Basin. The intent of this funding opportunity is to improve water quality through the planning, design, or prioritization for future water quality improvement projects, or the implementation […]
Posted: August 25th, 2025 under Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Lake Champlain is at lowest level in 75 years
August 25, 2025 MYNBC5 Facebook Post – Notice the low Lake Champlain water level this past weekend? It is now the lowest for this point in August since 1950, a whopping 75 years ago. A challenge for some backyard boat docks! More typical of a fall level. This happened more frequently prior to 1965.
Posted: August 25th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, Weather News/History.
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The effects of our long dry spell are easy to see if you know Ausable Chasm and Ausable River
Posted: August 22nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Volunteers Will Celebrate and Enhance State Properties in the Adirondack and Catskill Parks on Sept. 6, 2025
Activities Promote State’s ‘Get Offline, Get Outside’ and ‘Love Our New York Lands’ Campaigns Governor Kathy Hochul today encouraged New Yorkers across the state to give back and enjoy the outdoors in the spirit of Adirondack and Catskill Park Day on Saturday, Sept. 6. The Governor urges New Yorkers to “Get Offline, Get Outside” by […]
Posted: August 22nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Environmental News, Northern NY News.
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Vote Set for August 26 on CVES Land Sale Proposal
August 18, 2025 For Immediate Release Champlain Valley Educational Services (CVES) will hold a public vote on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. to authorize the sale of 15 acres of CVES-owned land to Clinton County. The proposed sale price is $28,000 per acre, totaling $420,000, plus reasonable and customary closing […]
Posted: August 20th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, County Government News, Education News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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NBC 5 reports Burlington Lake level lowest in 34 years
Posted: August 18th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News.
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Lake Champlain Basin Program Seeks Proposals for Wetland and Floodplain Restoration Projects in New York
Grand Isle, VT – The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), a NEIWPCC program partner, seeks proposals for wetland and floodplain restoration projects in the New York portion of the Lake Champlain Basin. The intent of this funding opportunity is to increase the quantity and quality of wetlands and floodplains in the New York […]
Posted: August 18th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, Regional NY-VT News.
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After a freeze, Trump administration reluctantly agrees to fund EV chargers
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Posted: August 18th, 2025 under Business News, Congressional News, Environmental News, National History, National News, Political News.
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Invasive insect that kills spruce and hemlock found in Essex County
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Posted: August 17th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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Vermont state officials say that dealing with wildfire smoke pollution is “going to be a part of our future.”
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Posted: August 7th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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$20 million in NYS clean water grants awarded
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced over $20 million in awards for two key programs that support clean water initiatives across the state: the Green Innovation Grant Program and Wastewater Infrastructure Engineering Planning Grants. This funding provides critical support to communities working to affordably modernize water infrastructure, protect public health, and enhance resilience to extreme weather. […]
Posted: August 6th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Recent Area Forest Ranger actions
Town of Keene Essex County Wilderness Rescue: On July 29 at 6:56 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call about a 14-year-old from Camp Chingachgook who lost consciousness near the Elk Pass area of Nippletop Mountain. Forest Ranger Quinn spoke to a camp counselor on the phone and advised the counselor to move the teenager from […]
Posted: August 5th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Canada wildfires cause poor air quality in the midwest and northeast U.S.
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Posted: August 4th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Vermont will try a different attack on cyanobacteria at state’s only ‘lake in crisis’
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Posted: August 4th, 2025 under Environmental News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News, State Government News.
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Free Streamside Property Assessments
Wilmington, NY – Ausable Freshwater Center (AFC) is providing streamside property assessments as part of the Stream Wise initiative in partnership with the Lake Champlain Basin Program. Stream Wise is a nonprofit program that provides resources for landowners adjacent to streams and rivers in Vermont, New York, and Quebec. This marks the fourth year that […]
Posted: August 2nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Business News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Service Org News.
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Trico mayfly hatch brings August fishing challenges to Adirondack waters
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Posted: August 2nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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State settles with St. Albans Creamery over alleged water quality violations
Effluent sent straight to the town treatment plant overwhelming the facility and compromising water quality in nearby Stevens Brook, a tributary of Lake Champlain. Click here for the Vermont Public story
Posted: July 31st, 2025 under Agricultural News, Business News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Law Enforcement News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News.
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Construction of commercial solar generating facility in Town of AuSable among projects up for comment
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Posted: July 30th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Environmental News, Northern NY News.
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“Are Loons on Thin Ice with Climate Change?” presentation set for July 31
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Posted: July 29th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Environmental News, Northern NY News.
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DEC and Partners Announce Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Confirmed on the Western Shore of Lake Champlain and Near the North End of Great Sacandaga Lakes
Lake Champlain Residents are Encouraged to Report Any Signs of HWA, an Invasive Forest Pest The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), New York State Hemlock Initiative at Cornell University (NYSHI), and Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP) today announced the confirmed presence of hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) on the western shore of Lake Champlain […]
Posted: July 28th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News, State Government News, Upstate New York.
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Tesla EV chargers attracting visitors to Peru
Peru, NY, July 27, 2025 – It has been just over a year since the Peru Zoning Board approved Tesla’s building permit. However, beginning about two weeks ago, eight Tesla EV chargers have been functioning at Peru Stewart’s Shop. At 1:30 p.m. today, a local resident gave his Tesla Model 3 a five-minute charge on […]
Posted: July 27th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, Statewide News.
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New weather station collects data on temperature changes in Lake Champlain
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Posted: July 27th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, Regional NY-VT News.
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