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Source: DEC launches plan to combat harmful algal blooms – Sun Community News & Printing

Forest Ranger Actions for 6/25 – 7/1/18 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from the backcountry. Recent missions carried […]

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today that DEC is undertaking a multi-year, comprehensive effort to promote sustainable tourism, and address public safety in the Adirondacks. The first phase of actions begin ahead of the upcoming July 4th holiday.   Commissioner Seggos said, “Outdoor recreation is increasingly popular for […]

Source: Watertown Daily Times | St. Lawrence County struggles with higher recyclable costs as global market nose-dives

Source: Million Dollar Beach closure prompts talk of enhanced lakewater testing – Sun Community News & Printing

From the office of NYS Senator Betty Little Legislation sponsored by Senator Betty Little that would create a state tax credit to encourage forestry stewardship and habitat conservation on private property passed the State Senate today. “Undeveloped privately owned forestlands have many benefits for wildlife and water quality,” said Little.  “Growing property tax burdens and […]

Source: Courts rule EPA derelict in duty | Local News | pressrepublican.com

New Program Gives Consumers Information about Potentially Harmful Chemicals New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today the release of New York’s final policy and form for manufacturer disclosures under the State’s Household Cleansing Product Information Disclosure Program. Introduced in Governor Cuomo’s 2017 State of the State, the Household Cleansing Product […]

Source: Tri-Lakes Takes: Finding alternatives to road salt | NCPR News

Source: Smog hits Whiteface: Adirondack Council sues EPA head Pruitt | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Watertown Daily Times | Invasive ‘crazy worm’ inching its way north

Source: GM land in Massena almost cleaned up; bitcoin miners among the suitors | NCPR News

Source: 2018 I Bird NY Birding Challenges Announced – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Reminder: Use Local Firewood – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Boaters: Help Prevent Spread of Invasives – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Survey reveals High Peaks parking lots ‘routinely’ above capacity – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: Peru OKs public student exhibit – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: Power outage at Adirondack Hatchery kills majority of DEC’s salmon stock – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: Lessons of Overuse from Across the Northeast

The Barney Downs Road Convenience Station is closed today (Saturday, April 28, 2018) for an unexplained reason.

Source: Judge tosses state permit on mega-farm manure waste – Times Union

From the Office of Assemblyman Bill Jones Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay) announced that legislation he introduced designating Chazy Lake as an inland waterway for the purposes of waterfront revitalization has passed the Assembly (A.8723-A). “Chazy Lake is a prime example of the North Country’s true beauty,” Jones said. “This legislation further commits to protecting our area’s […]

Source: Cuomo proposes plastic-bag ban – Times Union

Source: Behind Saranac Lake’s big green fence, a clean-up decades in the making | NCPR News