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Environmental Protection Fund gains $9 million » Local News » Press-Republican.

By John T. Ryan The final costs will exceed estimates by about 15% –$100,000–, but in a few weeks Peru residents should see work commencing on the Little Ausable River Walking Trail. The Peru Town Board at its March 24th meeting unanimously approved a bid of $809,799 from Steven E. Fuller Excavating of Keeseville. Three other […]

“The new enacted state budget addresses a number of priorities for me, including a reduction in the Gap Elimination Adjustment to help schools, extra funding to help municipalities fix roadways damaged by the harsh winter and tax relief for businesses and homeowners to help spur growth. My push was for increased Gap Elimination Adjustment restoration funding.  […]

BREAKING:State Announces Purchase of More Former Finch Lands – The Adirondack Almanack

Adirondack Insects: Extreme Cold And Climate Change – The Adirondack Almanack 

Capitol Confidential » This week on ‘NYN’: A highway through the North Country?.

Watertown Daily Times | Climate change reaching north country farms.

Learn About Maple Sugaring at Wild Center This Weekend – The Adirondack Almanack –

Stunned by Tragedy, a Village in Rural Quebec Turns Inward – NYTimes.com.

NWS report: Lake Champlain 99 percent frozen » NEW TODAY… » Press-Republican.

Whallonsburg Grange Lyceum Lectures Feature History – The Adirondack Almanack – The Adirondack Almanack.

A New Effort in Albany to Put Lenders in Charge of Abandoned Properties – NYTimes.com.

Watertown Daily Times | Canadian oil giant could transport crude oil to Gulf Coast via St. Lawrence Seaway if Keystone XL pipeline rejected.

Adirondacks land swap could be back in court | Capital New York.

Cuomo admin promises ‘every precaution’ on oil train safety | Capital New York.

Wind turbines become insufferable neighbors for some | Burlington Free Press | burlingtonfreepress.com.

State to increase scrutiny of oil trains | Capital New York.

Miner Institute gets grant to study drainage » Local News » Press-Republican.

Chazy, NY; Canton, NY – The impact of climate change on Northern New York agriculture is on the agenda of the 2014 North Country Crop Congresses: Tuesday, February 18 at W.H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute, Chazy, NY, and Wednesday, February 19, 9am-3pm, at the Best Western University Inn in Canton, NY. Dr. Allison Chatrchyan, the […]

Breaking down Cuomo’s budget plan – Times Union.

Cuomo’s school bond would stall environmental measure | Capital New York.

From the Office of Congressman Bill Owens  WASHINGTON—Today, Representatives Bill Owens (NY-21) and Kevin Cramer (ND-at large) pushed the federal government to protect communities located near the nation’s railways from dangerous materials transported by unsafe rail cars. “Recent accidents in the United States and Canada are warning signs that the nation’s railways currently lack adequate […]

Phil Brown: NYCO Overcame Aversion To Proposition 5 – The Adirondack Almanack – The Adirondack Almanack.

Hydroelectric project coming closer in Moriah » Local News » Press-Republican.

Law Protects New Yorkers and the Environment by Ensuring Proper Handling of Hazardous Mercury  A new law signed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo will require manufacturers to collect and recycle mercury-containing thermostats at no cost to consumers, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens announced today. The law implements a statewide thermostat product […]