Environmental Protection Fund gets scrutiny in budget hearings
Adirondack groups want designated funding restored in the state budget. DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos provided input.
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Climate goals, green energy projects, trail work, High Peaks visitor management among topics brought up during the hearing.
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Governor proposes land moratorium
By Phil Brown
In his proposed 2010-11 budget, Governor David Paterson has recommended a moratorium on land acquisition and closure of the Adirondack Park Agency’s two Visitor Interpretive Centers. “This is an all-out attack on the environment by the governor. This threatens to destroy the Environmental Protection Fund,” said John Sheehan, a spokesman for the Adirondack Council. The…