Contract extension buys more time for Conklingville Dam deal
By Zachary Matson
Hydro operator and state agency agree to continue talks over payment dispute at Conklingville Dam.
Zachary Matson
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.
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2022 Explored: Carrying Capacity
By Zachary Matson
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…
2022 Explored: Champlain power line
By Zachary Matson
Champlain Hudson Power Express project broke ground this year
2022 Explored: Invasive Species
By Zachary Matson
Invasive species on both land and water continue to threaten the health of Adirondack ecosystems.
Road salt task force report expected in 2023
By Zachary Matson
State agencies continue review of fall draft
Appellate judges hear argument on Lower Saranac Lake marina
By Zachary Matson
Judges pressed a lawyer for the Adirondack Park Agency on a lack of research on lakes' carrying capacity.
Research shows Adirondack lakes are losing oxygen
By Zachary Matson
Fish habitat at risk
In the field, on the water, at the lab
By Zachary Matson
In the 1980s, field crews surveyed nearly 1,500 Adirondack lakes
Talks collapse over Conklingville Dam dispute
By Zachary Matson
The state agency the control Conklingville Dam plans to limit flows
Zoë Smith promoted to director of Adirondack Watershed Institute
By Zachary Matson
Changes come as Paul Smith's College goes through leadership shifts