Green energy economy leads Cuomo’s third State of State address
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's third State of the State address focused on a green energy economy with mention of Adirondack-region projects.
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Lake George, Mirror Lake suffer algal blooms
By Ry Rivard
The confirmation of a harmful algal bloom atop Lake George brings to the surface worries that researchers, watchdogs and residents have had for years.
NY advisory group considers forest role in fighting climate change
An advisory panel is considering how forests, forestry and harvested wood products could play a role in the state’s climate goals.
Saranac Lake joins New York’s growing list of “Climate Smart Communities”
The village is at work or planning energy programs including hydropower and wind that will help achieve the state’s silver designation, Mayor Clyde Rabideau said.
New threats bring call for fresh look at Adirondack lakes
By Ry Rivard
How will cold-water fish, like trout, survive in warmer waters? Are warmer or saltier waters causing lakes to shut down? Why do lakes seem to get browner?
State pauses brook trout stocking to study acid rain recovery
With water quality improving, suspending stocking is good news for the current fish that live in these ponds.
Chargers, wetlands and adaptation make Warren County “Climate Smart”
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…
Stoking the home fires with pellets
Those looking to reduce their carbon footprints to slow global warming may look to wood pellets. But whether these systems save people money and combat climate change is a complicated question.
An Earth Day anniversary Q&A with Bill McKibben
"The Adirondacks, in general, have continued to get steadily better—one of the few places on Earth you can make that claim for."
‘Mother Nature’ bonds proposed at critical time for New York’s climate resilience, backers say
By Tim Rowland
The bonds would be part of Cuomo’s five-year, $33 billion plan to prepare for an increasingly unpredictable future. Contrary to massive public works projects that build upon grand piles of bricks and concrete, Restore Mother Nature would play out mainly in the trenches, doing uncelebrated but crucial work such as culvert replacement and restoring forested strips along streams.