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downtown tupper lake

Tupper Lake’s water woes

By Zachary Matson

After move from lake to well water, Tupper Lake looks to switch back

Paradox Lake will be latest to use an herbicide designed to kill milfoil

Paradox Lake to become latest to be treated with milfoil herbicide

By Zachary Matson

Adirondack Park Agency approves permit for 3rd Adirondack lake to use ProcellaCOR

sign reading "gooseneck for the people"

Ticonderoga water issues bubble up in supervisor election 

By Zachary Matson

Challenger to incumbent supervisor suing town over plan to discontinue pond source

Lake George Waterkeeper: State road salt pilot resulted in more salt use

By Zachary Matson

While trucks were spreading less salt per mile, trip frequencies increased, monitors say

Tracking salt

Annual road salt summit follows release of task force report

By Zachary Matson

The annual summit, celebrating its eighth year, brings together road crews, water scientists and advocacy organizations interested in new approaches to winter road management.

An aerial view of Spring Pond Bog in the Adirondacks

Can art encourage stewardship of North Country waters?

By Chloe Bennett

Artists combine science and aesthetics to showcase the voices of local waters.

pile of road salt

State releases long-awaited road salt report

By James Odato

Task force suggests best practices and alternatives to salt on Adirondack roads

Discolored Brown Pond Brook

State investigating cloudy creek near Barton Mines

By Gwendolyn Craig

This story has been updated to include new information provided by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. It also corrects the flow of Thirteenth Brook.

lake colby

Road salt research update: Which lakes are saltiest?

By Zachary Matson

Report updates data on road salt's effects on Adirondack lakes in Lake Champlain basin

invasive milfoil

What is ProcellaCOR herbicide and how does it target milfoil?

By Zachary Matson

What’s at play in the latest fight over using an herbicide in Adirondack waters  

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