How wet was July? Record-breaking
By Chloe Bennett
For much of the Adirondacks, communities experienced record rainfalls in July.
Chloe Bennett
Chloe Bennett is a climate change reporter based in Lake Placid, NY. Originally from North Texas, Chloe has always been drawn to the natural world. In 2022, she graduated from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY where she focused on environmental reporting and audio production. She grew a deep appreciation for the Adirondack Park while interning for the Explorer in the summer of 2022.
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Dignified shopping, equitable eating
By Chloe Bennett
Hamilton County program gives families fresh food options
Potential obstacle ahead for Raquette Lake battery energy storage system
By Chloe Bennett
A proposed moratorium could impact the project’s timeline
New state working group to address battery energy storage safety
By Chloe Bennett
The Adirondacks could be home to a battery installation by early 2025
What to know about carbon offset projects
By Chloe Bennett
Here's why the program has landed in the Adirondacks
Huge Eastern white pine discovered in the Adirondacks
By Chloe Bennett
A record-breaking heavyweight thrives in old growth grove in Hamilton County
Adirondacks assessing flood damage after heavy rains cause flash floods, road closures
By Chloe Bennett
This story was updated to include more counties in the governor’s State of Emergency and Disaster Emergency, and again to provide information on Long Lake’s situation, the Lachute River discharge, the Peru bridge improvement project and DOT and DEC information.
Wildfires: Are Adirondack forests at risk of burning?
By Chloe Bennett
Wildfires and murky skies have the potential to become more severe in the Northeast and the Adirondacks
What this year’s El Niño means for the Adirondacks
By Chloe Bennett
And a look at the relationship between climate change and the weather pattern
Long Lake board speaks out against proposed microgrid
By Chloe Bennett
The proposed Raquette Lake project is ongoing, says National Grid