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APA: No permit needed for Lower Saranac marina expansion
May 30, 2023
Former DEC commissioner sues park agency for records By Zachary Matson Marina developers on Lower Saranac Lake have reworked a proposal after an Adirondack Park Agency permit in March was vacated by the courts over the agency’s interpretation of its wetlands regulations. The revised application seeks a variance to the agency’s shoreline restrictions but will…
Road Salt task force members frustrated with report delays
May 27, 2023
Members say they don’t know what’s holding up report release By Zachary Matson Members of the Adirondack Road Salt Reduction Task Force have grown frustrated as a report of recommendations they thought was largely completed months ago has languished with state agencies. In interviews this week, task force members described inconsistent communication from state officials…
After 200 year wait, work planned to free Saranac salmon
By Mike Lynch
May 23, 2023
For more than two centuries, dams have blocked salmon from migrating up the Saranac River and reaching some of the best spawning habitat.
Can dams weather climate change?
May 19, 2023
Dams have historically helped create drinking water, power and food. In an era of a warming planet, dams could create havoc.
Adirondack forests can be model as ‘environmental engine’
By Tim Rowland
May 17, 2023
Researchers study the role older, larger trees play in carbon sequestration
Electric vehicle owners to get more places to charge up in the Adirondacks
May 12, 2023
New York state announces multi-million dollar investments in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, including Adirondack locations