APA developing battery energy storage application
By Gwendolyn Craig
The APA is creating an energy storage application it hopes will address fire and safety concerns when a project falls under its jurisdiction.
Gwendolyn Craig
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Southern Adirondacks mining expansion gets APA approval
By Gwendolyn Craig
Coeymans-based Carver Sand & Gravel is closer to expanding its 320-acre mining operation in Fulton County and changing the terms of its permit.
Forest preserve planning by the numbers
By Gwendolyn Craig
View an interactive map and breakdown of areas with and without forest preserve management plans in the Adirondack Park.
First permit issued for proposed Saranac Lake safety complex
By Gwendolyn Craig
Some have taken issue with the APA’s piecemeal review of Saranac Lake's plans for a public safety complex.
Long Lake dam owners face costly replacement
By Gwendolyn Craig
The dam “failed catastrophically” following heavy July rainstorms and will cost $3.4 million to repair, engineers said.
State to treat hemlocks for invasive pest in Saratoga, Warren counties
By Gwendolyn Craig
The state plans to treat invasive hemlock woolly adelgid in the Adirondacks this fall including a new batch in the Wilcox Lake Wild Forest.
State’s first “Build-Ready” renewable energy project seeks developer
By Gwendolyn Craig
The state is going out to bid for its first “Build-Ready” renewable energy project, which is located in the Adirondack Park.
Judgment may end snowmobile trail litigation
By Gwendolyn Craig
An Albany County Supreme Court justice has affirmed that some forest preserve snowmobile trails violate the state constitution.
Adirondack conservation officer’s widow starts memorial scholarship
By Gwendolyn Craig
The ECO Stephen L. Raymond Memorial Scholarship will help children and grandchildren of the DEC force afford college.
The long wait for forest preserve plans
By Gwendolyn Craig
Nearly a third of state-owned lands in the largest park in the continental U.S. are missing plans for recreation and resource protection.