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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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APA approves Essex County housing development, solar project

By Gwendolyn Craig

The Adirondack Park Agency approved a large-scale housing development outside Lake Placid and a 5-megawatt solar array in Ticonderoga.

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