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Source: Lake ice ‘not safe’ in spring, CC Emergency Services director says | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Wells couple will contest APA fine and violation determination

Source: It’s Debatable: Green amendment – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Casella gifts $100,000 to support Paul Smith’s College | Sun Community News PAUL SMITHS | Casella Waste Systems, Inc. has gifted $100,000 to Paul Smith’s College to help further its Center for Sustainability and athletic programs.

Source: Good news for Lake Champlain trout – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Demystifying Wildlands Monitoring: What it means and how it can be done – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Governor Cuomo Proposes Advanced Building Codes, Appliance and Equipment Efficiency Standards Act of 2021 to Reduce Carbon Emissions and Combat Climate Change | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Early Season Hunters Report Successful Harvests in Northern and Southern Zones New York State bear hunters took 1,723 black bears during the 2020 hunting seasons, Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today. “Black bears continue to prosper in New York’s excellent bear habitat,” said Commissioner Seggos. “Bear hunting seasons allow DEC wildlife […]

May 2021 marks the month and year that we here in New York will experience a natural phenomenon of the insect world.  This phenomenon about to happen is named Brood X or The Great Eastern Brood.  Starting in May of this year, for five to six weeks, it will be virtually impossible to miss Brood […]

Source: Nova Bus nets first U.S. electric bus order | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | In an exciting new contract, Nova Bus has received its first U.S. order for electric LFSe+ buses.

an aquarium plant sold within Vermont and throughout the country may contain an invasive aquatic animal species, zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha). Source: Zebra mussels identified in aquarium products | Sun Community News MONTPELIER | The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources staff scientists were alerted last week that an aquarium plant sold within Vermont and throughout […]

Source: New York loses lawsuit to further dredge PCBs from Hudson River

Source: When It Comes To Clean Energy, USPS Delivery Trucks Don’t Yet Answer The Mail | Vermont Public Radio

Source: Salt study hailed by state leaders quietly scaled back

Source: Advisory group makes recommendations for High Peaks in final report

Ban Reduces Wildfire Risks, Protects Lives and Property New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the annual statewide ban prohibiting residential brush burning will begin March 16, and run through May 14. With spring approaching, DEC is reminding residents that conditions for wildfires are heightened in springtime when most […]

Source: Road Salt Is A Problem For Rivers. Adding Water May Be A Solution · New England News Collaborative

Source: Has the Adirondack Mountain Club Lost its Way? – – The Adirondack Almanack

While no well is pollution-proof, a dug well is at higher risk for contamination. A drilled well is more secure, but regardless of depth, it’s still vulnerable to surface pollutants near the wellhead. There’s no such thing as a well in “solid rock,” which by definition is a dry hole in the ground. Water flows […]

Source: $2 billion settlement likely excludes migrant workers exposed to Roundup – VTDigger

Source: Paul Smith’s to hire seasonal workers for lake protection efforts | Sun Community News PAUL SMITHS | The Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute (PSC AWI) will once again provide free watercraft inspection and decontamination services at 14 loc

Source: 2021 outlook for monarchs in the Adirondacks: A bleak prognosis – The Adirondack Almanack

DEC stalling on release of High Peaks visitor recommendations Source: Advisory group’s long-awaited recommendations delayed again