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Governor Kathy Hochul delivers the 2025 State of the State Address in Albany.

Adirondack-related projects the governor wants to fund in her $252B budget

By Gwendolyn Craig

Executive budget bills show more Adirondack-related initiatives that could receive funding in 2025-2026.

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Basil Seggos, commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Conservation, testifies during a joint budget hearing on Feb. 14 in the New York State Capitol in Albany.

Environmental Protection Fund gets scrutiny in budget hearings

By Gwendolyn Craig

Adirondack groups want designated funding restored in the state budget. DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos provided input.

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State’s environmental conservation budget receives lawmakers’ scrutiny

By Gwendolyn Craig

Climate goals, green energy projects, trail work, High Peaks visitor management among topics brought up during the hearing.

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Environment ranks high in New York’s 2023 budget

By Gwendolyn Craig

Hochul proposes large environmental protection fund, bond act and Olympic venue spending

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Talking trash: Communities face garbage double bind

By Gwendolyn Craig

No landfills remain in the Adirondack Park, yet counties face rising costs for hauling waste

Governor proposes land moratorium

By Phil Brown

In his proposed 2010-11 budget, Governor David Paterson has recommended a moratorium on land acquisition and closure of the Adirondack Park Agency’s two Visitor Interpretive Centers. “This is an all-out attack on the environment by the governor. This threatens to destroy the Environmental Protection Fund,” said John Sheehan, a spokesman for the Adirondack Council. The…

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