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By Francesca Krempa Warren County’s efforts to become more climate friendly are paying off. After pledging to reduce the area’s greenhouse emissions and create a climate-action plan, the county was recently named an official “Certified Bronze Climate Smart Community” by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. “This title serves as representation of the…
Anaplasmosis, a tick-borne illness with similar symptoms to COVID-19, is on the rise in the Adirondacks and upstate New York.
By Ry Rivard
The builders of the 19th century gave little thought to the bad things that happen when fish and plants move through canals and end up in places they don’t belong.
By Tim Rowland
In an age when everything explorable has been explored, bushwhacking satisfies modern souls that channel Magellan, Drake and de León.
By Mike Lynch
Fire chief to campers: "My advice is not to even burn right now."
By Tim Rowland
Rail refurbishment for the scenic railroad is expected to be completed by 2021, and the rail trail by 2023.
For the third time in at least 20 years, the Adirondack Park Agency approved the use of a herbicide for managing an aquatic invasive species.
By Ry Rivard
Coal’s future aside, the recent past has been good news: Thanks to existing regulations, rain is far less acidic than it used to be.
By Ry Rivard
An Adirondack Explorer investigation found that across upstate New York, road salt has seeped into drinking water supplies, poisoned wells, endangered public health and threatened people with financial ruin. But state officials have largely escaped accountability for the resulting pollution.
By Phil Brown
Bti is a soil-dwelling bacterium first discovered in Israel in 1976. It kills the larvae of mosquitoes as well as those of blackflies.