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Solar arrays, cell tower challenge APA

By Gwendolyn Craig

Board members voice concerns about aesthetics, impacts

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Ticonderoga to add fourth solar installation

By Gwendolyn Craig

Should all projects come to fruition, Ticonderoga will have installations generating 32.5-megawatts of solar power.

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APA sheds more light on solar

By Gwendolyn Craig

Lacking regulatory jurisdiction, the Adirondack Park Agency instead is considering becoming an adviser and host of public meetings on solar development.

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Subdivisions and solar to come during APA Chairman Ernst’s debut

By Gwendolyn Craig

John Ernst will oversee a discussion on solar farms Thursday in the first meeting of the APA since he was appointed chairman.

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Ticonderoga adds 100-acre solar installation to growing project list

By Gwendolyn Craig

APA approves 20 MW solar project amid planning discussion

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Solar projects, land management plans on APA agenda

By Gwendolyn Craig

The APA will hear about solar projects in the park and updates to planning documents for Whiteface Mountain and Fish Creek Campground.

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Power struggle

By Gwendolyn Craig

As solar farms rise, Adirondack Park towns weigh clean energy, views, land use issues.

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Adirondack Park Agency to prepare for more solar

By Gwendolyn Craig

APA board members seek a more systematic approach for approving new large-scale solar project applications.

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Visitor monitoring, solar projects and more on APA agenda

By Gwendolyn Craig

Sweeping issues around solar projects and visitor management are on the docket before Adirondack Park Agency board members this week.

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Former Adirondack mine to host major solar project

By Gwendolyn Craig

An old iron-ore tailings pile at a Star Lake mine is slated to become a solar power plant under a lease deal with the state.

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