Strengthening the APA: Water Quality, Part 1
By Phil Brown
Peter Bauer of Protect the Adirondacks and Lake George Waterkeeper Chris Navitsky discuss controlling stormwater runoff and other threats to water quality.
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By Phil Brown
Peter Bauer of Protect the Adirondacks and Lake George Waterkeeper Chris Navitsky discuss controlling stormwater runoff and other threats to water quality.
By Phil Brown
Eileen O’Conner discusses how Cayuga County protects the quality of its Finger Lakes by regulating septic systems.
By Phil Brown
Julie Regan of the Lake Tahoe Regional Planning Agency describes regulations that are restoring Lake Tahoe’s water quality.
By Phil Brown
Panelists answer questions and elaborate on ways to improve water safeguards in the Adirondacks.
By Phil Brown
The New York State assemblyman says changes to APA law or regulations need local government support.
By Phil Brown
The nationally recognized planning expert outlines the principles of “conservation development.”
By Phil Brown
Michale Glennon on ecological surveys; Dave Cox on upland development; Dave Gibson on Adirondack examples; Carleton Montgomery on the New Jersey Pinelands regulations.
By Phil Brown
Panelists field questions and elaborate on their experiences with conservation development.
By Phil Brown
Former agency leaders look to the future.
By Phil Brown
Adirondack Council Executive Director Willie Janeway argues that economic development and environmental preservation work together.