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By Ben Westcott
December 16, 2019
Part of her job will be working to create diversity training programs that can be used by local businesses. This programming will train the staff of “customer-facing” companies to expand their ideas of diversity and welcoming.
By Ben Westcott
December 3, 2019
This group of young activists conducts their meetings in accordance with the standards laid out by the Sunrise Movement, a nationwide organization founded in 2017 that mobilizes and unites young people across the U.S. in an effort to lobby lawmakers to adopt legislation that will transition our economy away from its reliance on oil, gas and coal.
By Ben Westcott
November 11, 2019
While most of the schools represented at the summit are in the Adirondacks, students also traveled from other places including Brooklyn, Troy, Utica and Canton.
By Ben Westcott
November 4, 2019
“The research shows that most people in northern New York State understand that climate change is happening, but it can be really hard for people to connect with solutions."
By Ben Westcott
October 22, 2019
The report determined that 64 percent of North American bird species are at risk of extinction from climate change. On a more hopeful note, the study found that acting to hold warming to no more than 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit since pre-industrial levels—the most ambitious of three scenarios considered in the report—could reduce the vulnerability of 70 percent of these at-risk species.
By Ben Westcott
October 10, 2019
The plan will be largely informed by a series of 16 public meetings that were held across New York State in 2017, in which trout anglers discussed stream management policy with DEC representatives.
By Ben Westcott
September 26, 2019
On a Tuesday morning hike to the top of Blueberry Mountain that spilled into the early afternoon, I encountered only two pairs of hikers.
By Ben Westcott
September 18, 2019
Columbus Day weekend, which coincides with Canadian Thanksgiving and fall foliage season, traditionally sees a lot of traffic.
By Ben Westcott
September 14, 2019
On Friday, Sept. 20, adults are being called on to join schoolchildren who have been skipping class on Fridays to protest a lack of action to stop climate change.
By Ben Westcott
September 9, 2019
Landowners noticed how a large pool on their property known as the Culvert Pool—a spot where the Big Brown Brook enters the Ausable River—was getting shallower as a result of sediment buildup at the pool’s bottom.