AWI takes over long-term lake monitoring
By Zachary Matson
February 25, 2023
The program collects key data on 58 Adirondack lakes
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Zachary Matson has been an environmental reporter for the Explorer since October 2021. He is focused on the many issues impacting water and the people, plants and wildlife that rely on it in the Adirondack Park. Zach worked at daily newspapers in Missouri, Arizona and New York for nearly a decade, most recently as the education reporter at the Daily Gazette in Schenectady. He lives in Saranac with his family.
By Zachary Matson
February 25, 2023
The program collects key data on 58 Adirondack lakes
By Zachary Matson
February 21, 2023
A panel studying road salt pollution in the Adirondack Park is nearing completion of its long-awaited first report.
By Zachary Matson
January 28, 2023
We talk with climate scientist Curt Stager about a recent paper he published
By Zachary Matson
January 13, 2023
Rep. Elise Stefanik scores money earmarked for North Country projects in federal spending bill she stridently opposed.
By Zachary Matson
January 4, 2023
Hydro operator and state agency agree to continue talks over payment dispute at Conklingville Dam.
By Zachary Matson
December 30, 2022
Judges weigh argument that state must study lake capacity before approving projects A new legal theory reached the state’s appellate courts in 2022 and could lead to judicial guidance on the state’s responsibility to study Adirondack lakes in more detail before approving development. The idea centers on language in the Adirondack State Land Master Plan…
By Zachary Matson
December 27, 2022
Champlain Hudson Power Express project broke ground this year
By Zachary Matson
December 26, 2022
Invasive species on both land and water continue to threaten the health of Adirondack ecosystems.
By Zachary Matson
December 23, 2022
State agencies continue review of fall draft
By Zachary Matson
December 20, 2022
Judges pressed a lawyer for the Adirondack Park Agency on a lack of research on lakes' carrying capacity.