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Archive for 'Environmental News'

Share your ideas on the environmental bond act this Friday in Saranac Lake

Click here for the NCPR story 

Additional $3M in assistance for flood-affected homeowners

Homeowners in Clinton, Essex and Hamilton counties can qualify Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Destination: Valcour Island

A canoe trip to a camping destination within Lake Champlain Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Land trust acquires Adirondack Loj Road entranceway

“The property offers a vista of Mount Marcy, Algonquin Peak, Mount Colden and other popular mountains. The Olympic ski jumps and Whiteface Mountain are visible from it.”  Click here for the Adirondack Explorer Story 

A rare two consecutive weather days for area farmers

August 2, 2023 – 7:50 p.m. Adirondack Farms chopping hay as the sun sets tonight adjacent to River Rd. Area farmers are taking advantage of yesterday’s and today’s sunny days to get a second cut anticipating tomorrow’s scattered rain showers. In a typical year, the second cut would have been already harvested. Click the photo for […]

Solar farm battery fire in Jefferson County

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NY’s power grid is holding up. But officials are concerned for the future

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‘It’s a shock’: Barre man drowns at home in 1st known flood-related fatality

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HamilSun Community Solar, LLC – HamilSun Community Solar Farm – Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment

14-day comment period. Published in the Press-Republican on July 12, 2023.  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Development HamilSun Community Solar, LLC – HamilSun Community Solar Farm Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment AGENCY: Rural Business Service (RBS), USDA ACTION: Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Rural Business […]

Sewer line break dumps untreated wastewater into Winooski River, Lake Champlain

While officials say some of the wastewater has been diverted back to the treatment plant, 10% of the city’s wastewater is still entering the river. Click for the VTDigger story 

Flood Watch National Weather Service Burlington VT 242 AM EDT Thu Jul 13 2023

Eastern Clinton-Western Clinton-Western Essex-Eastern Essex- Orleans-Essex-Lamoille-Caledonia-Washington-Western Addison- Orange-Western Rutland-Eastern Franklin-Eastern Chittenden- Eastern Addison-Eastern Rutland-Western Windsor-Eastern Windsor- Including the cities of Champlain, Plattsburgh, Dannemora, Ellenburg, Lake Placid, Newcomb, Port Henry, Ticonderoga, Derby, Newport, Island Pond, Lunenburg, Johnson, Stowe, Hardwick, St. Johnsbury, Montpelier, Waitsfield, Middlebury, Vergennes, Bradford, Randolph, Fair Haven, Rutland, Enosburg Falls, Richford, Richmond, Underhill, Bristol, […]

Vermont flooding photos: See images from across the state

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Here’s why Adirondack peatlands are so unique in the face of climate change

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Here’s the website to check your community’s air quality

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DiNapoli: State Needs to Better Protect Water Supply Infrastructure Against Natural Disasters, Cyberattacks and Terrorism

Audit Calls for State Dept. of Health & Div. of Homeland Security to Update Vulnerability and Cybersecurity Assessments and Emergency Plans New York’s Health Department (DOH) and Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) can do more to protect the state’s water systems from attacks and the threats posed by natural disasters like storms, […]

Forest rangers return to NY after helping fight Canadian wildfires

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DEC 3-minute video explains how to discourage neighborhood bears

APA unveils plans for proposed new headquarters in Saranac Lake

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NYSEG settlement expected to bring three-year rate hikes

Proposed agreement to bring $5B investment to aging infrastructure Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Founder of Champlain trails group looks to retire

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Champlain Area Trails awarded $100K

N.Y. Environmental Protection Fund grant to help expand community engagement Click here for the Sun Community News story 

There are dozens of “high hazard” and aging dams in the Adirondacks

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Online reporting system for harmful algal blooms now active

DEC encourages New Yorkers to ‘Know it, Avoid it, Report it” Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Packaging reduction bill supporters say its chance of becoming law is growing

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Help CATS make a new trail in Peru on Saturday, June 10

You can help Champlain Area Trails (CATS) develop its first trail system in Peru on Saturday, June 10, from 9 am to 1:00 pm. The CATS “2nd Saturday-of-the-Month Trail Project” will continue making the eight-mile network of Allen Hill Trails that features incredible views from Huckleberry Hill, gurgling brooks by Bennett Hill, waterfalls on the Reverend York Trail, […]