December 31, 2009 - EcoFriendlyDaily.com
The Greatest Gift To Give: Carbon Dioxide
As the holiday season winds down, a growing shopping trend has emerged among those who...read more

December 29, 2009 - Adirondack Express
Adk Council Pleased With Outcome of Vote
Adirondack Council Executive Director Brian L. Houseal offered his thanks to the state’s voters, who approved a...read more

December 27, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
APA Wins Some, Loses Some
It was an up-and-down year in the courtroom for the state Adirondack Park Agency, which lost...read more

December 25, 2009 - Adirondack Almanack
BLOG ENTRY
Commentary: Ron Stafford, Adirondack Conservationist
Two weeks before Ron Stafford died on June 24, 2005, the North Country’s longtime state Senator was honored by...read more

December 24, 2009 - The New York Times
For Caring Consumers, the Gift of Carbon Dioxide
What says holiday cheer better than a ton of carbon dioxide? Rebecca Young of Mountain View, Calif., recently opened her...read more

December 23, 2009 - Times Union
Indiana Polluter to Pay $400,000 - Duke Energy to Pay State as Emissions Cut to Curb Acid Rain in Adirondacks
ALBANY -- The owners of an Indiana coal-fired power plant will reduce the pollution that causes acid rain and...read more

December 22, 2009 - Adirondack Express
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Environmental Organizations are Good Stewards of the Park
In a past issue there was a letter written concerning the environmental group, Protect The Adirondacks. I would like to comment on...read more

December 22, 2009 - Times Union – Capitol Confidential
BLOG ENTRY
AG’s Office, Other States Settle With Power Giant
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s office has announced a settlement with the power producer Duke Energy to...read more

December 21, 2009 - WNBZ
Adirondack Council Pushing for Fewer, Taller Cell Towers
The Adirondack Council is lobbying the Adirondack Park Agency to require more...read more

December 21, 2009 - Adirondack Almanack
BLOG POST
Who Are The 10 Most Influential People in Adirondack History?
A recent discussion of leadership in the Adirondacks, got me thinking about who should be...read more

December 20, 2009 - Adirondack Almanack
BLOG ENTRY
Adirondack Council Seeks More Cell Tower Co-locations
The letter below is from the Adirondack Council calling on the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) to change how it deals with...read more

December 15, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Tupper Resort Hearing May be Delayed
TUPPER LAKE - Though the adjudicatory hearing for the Adirondack Club and Resort was tentatively scheduled to...read more

December 15, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
If Feasible, Plant Would Sell Pellets Locally
TUPPER LAKE - Plans to build a pellet plant in the Tupper Lake industrial park are still in the very early stages, but potential developers...read more

December 11, 2009 - Press Republican
Handmade Christmas
It's only 12 days until Christmas. The organized shopper has all the presents bought, wrapped and...read more

December 11, 2009 - NCPR
Should Adirondack Towns Benefit From Role as "Carbon Sinks"
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December 11, 2009 - Post Star
Candidate Mulls Halting Land Buys
GLENS FALLS - Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio said that if elected, he would...read more

December 10, 2009 - Adirondack Almanack
BLOG ENTRY
Newcomb, Long Lake, Indian Lake, Planning Finch Purchases
The towns of Newcomb, Long Lake, and Indian Lake are all developing plans to purchase parts of...read more

December 10, 2009 - Daily Gazette
In the Adirondacks – Blog Entry
Adirondack Council Retires Pollution Credits
Those out to stop global climate change can debate whether a national carbon-emissions tax would be better than...read more

December 2009 - Lake George Mirror
EDITORIAL
Carbon Storage: A Defense of Wilderness
Ever since 1894, when delegates to a New York State Constitutional Convention voted to keep the Adirondack Forest Preserve “forever wild,” conservationists have come up with...read more

December 6, 2009 - New York Times
Clarence Petty, Protector of the Adirondacks, Dies at 104
Clarence Petty, who so revered the pristine Adirondack wilderness he first roamed nearly a century ago that he spent virtually all his adult life fighting to...read more

December 5, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Wild at Heart - Clarence Petty, Shaped by the Woods, Did the Fieldwork to Define What is Now Wilderness
Few, if any, Adirondackers in the past century have been more tied to the concept of wilderness -
as both an ideal and a way a life - than Clarence Petty, who died Monday in his family home in
Canton at the age of 104. As a child, Petty lived among a...read more

December 5, 2009 - NCPR
Land Swap Would Give Mining Comapny Access to Forest Preserve Lands
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December 4, 2009 - Denton Publications
Locals, Environmentalists Spar Over Park's Future
RAY BROOK — After three legislative bills dealing with the Adirondack Park Agency failed to garner state Assembly sponsorship earlier this year, Agency Chairman Curt Stiles has now...read more

December 4, 2009 - WNBZ
APA Act Revisions Only in the Earliest Stages
Adirondack Park Agency officials want to overhaul the often vague APA Act of 1973, which dictates the agency’s functioning and jurisdiction. But agency officials have yet to...read more

December 3, 2009 - Denton Publications
Adirondack Council Selling CO2 Allowances
ELIZABETHTOWN — As part of its Cool Park/Healthy Planet Carbon Retirement Program, the not-for-profit Adirondack Council is seeking...read more

December 3, 2009 - Metroland
Green Xmas - Need a Gift for the Enivronmentalist Who Has Everything? Think Carbon
The nonprofit Adirondack Council is offering a unique and “green” gift-giving solution this holiday season, the opportunity to keep tons of...read more

December 2, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Mining Firm Wants Environmental Groups to Back Land Swap
A Willsboro-based mining company is asking Adirondack environmental groups to support a...read more

December 2, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Sen. Little Has it Wrong
I read with great dismay Senator Little's Nov. 25 letter, once again calling for a moratorium on additional state Forest Preserve purchases. This is the...read more

December 2, 2009 - Times Union
Adirondack "Hero" Dies at 104 - Petty Remembered as Pioneer for Preservation in Massive State Park
Clarence Petty, an Adirondack native who became one of the region's most passionate defenders, died Monday at his son's home in Canton, St. Lawrence County. He was 104. Petty grew up in a...read more

December 1, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
APA Looks to Overhaul Act
SARANAC LAKE - Adirondack Park Agency officials want to overhaul the APA Act and are asking for input from town supervisors around...read more

November 30, 2009 - The Saratogian
Edinburg Facing Challenges That Concern Town Prosperity, Unity
EDINBURG — Eighty years ago, Edinburg became a lakefront community when a large part of the town was forever lost beneath the waves of Sacandaga Reservoir. Today, it enjoys the...read more

November 27, 2009 - Press Republican
BLOG ENTRY
Shedding Some Light on Black Friday
“In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the
prisoners of envy.” Ivan Illich. Black Friday. It sounds ominous ... and it is...read more

November 25, 2009 - WNBZ
Village Manager Urging Trustees to take Action on Salt/Sand Storage
Saranac Lake Village Manager Marty Murphy told the board of trustees Monday night that it’s time to...read more

November 25, 2009 - WNBZ
Silver Lake Property Owner to Sue Adirondack Council
A lawsuit was filed Monday against the regional green group, the Adirondack Council, by a property owner who...read more

November 24, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Saranac Lake Weighs Its Sand-Salt Options - Village Board Leans Toward a Simple Containment Facility on Van Buren St.
SARANAC LAKE - Faced with a series of deadlines from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, the village Board of Trustees is...read more

November 24, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Adirondack Council Calls Douglas Lawsuit "Absurd"
The Adirondack Council has issued its response to a lawsuit filed against the environmental group and the chairman of its...read more

November 23, 2009 - Denton Publications
Douglas Files Suit Against Ruder, Adirondack Council - $2.1 million Sought in Collusion Claim
BLACK BROOK — The owner of a lakefront campground on Silver Lake has filed a lawsuit against an...read more

November 23, 2009 - NCPR
Businessman Sues Adirondack Green Group for $2.1 Million
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November 23, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Campground Owner Sues Ad’k Council
The owner of a resort and campground on Silver Lake is planning to file a lawsuit today against an Adirondack environmental group and...read more

November 20, 2009 - Post Star
Snowmobile Trail Plan Pits APA Against Some Environmental Groups
The Adirondack Park Agency passed a new plan this week that spells out how snowmobile trails can be...read more

November 19, 2009 - WNBZ
Proposed Lyon Mountain Classification would Save Fire Tower, Roads
The fire tower on Lyon Mountain may be safe for now as the Adirondack Park Agency is proposing classifying the recently acquired 17,000 acres tract as wild forest instead of...read more

November 17, 2009 - Daily Gazette
Environmental Groups Slam Trail Widening - Snowmobile Assn. Praises APA Decision
Despite objections from environmental groups, the Adirondack Park Agency has approved a
measure for wider grooming of...read more

November 16, 2009 - Adirondack Explorer Outtakes
BLOG ENTRY
Lyon Mountain: Wilderness or Wild Forest?
The Adirondack Park Agency is poised to classify Lyon Mountain as Wild Forest—a decision that would run into...read more

November 16, 2009 - Adirondack Almanack
BLOG ENTRY
Exporting The Adirondack Park Model to England
There's been a lot of discussion in recent months about the exportation of the "Adirondack model" - the sense that the...read more

November 15, 2009 - Press Republican
APA Closes Enforcement Action
RAY BROOK — The Adirondack Park Agency has closed a pending enforcement case against Black Brook developer Leroy Douglas. With it went the threat...read more

November 13, 2009 - Denton Publications
APA Drops Claims Against Douglas
ELIZABETHTOWN — The Adirondack Park Agency has decided to forego any further action against a man accused of disturbing wetlands on...read more

November 13, 2009 - Adirondack Explorer Outtakes
BLOG ENTRY
About-Face on Lows Lake
In a victory for local government, the Adirondack Park Agency voted 7-4 Friday to renege on an
earlier decision to give a land-use classification to...read more

November 13, 2009 - WNBZ
Snowmobile Plan Brings Renewed Calls for SLMP Amendments
Representatives from a diverse set of organizations and perspectives renewed their calls for the Adirondack Park Agency to reopen the State Land Master Plan for revision. On Thursday, the APA State Land Committee endorsed...read more

November 13, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Enviro Groups Argue Legality of Snowmobile Trail Guidelines
RAY BROOK - Environmental organizations are questioning the legality of snowmobile trail guidelines that are scheduled to...read more

November 13, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
APA to Drop Enforcement Case Against Silver Lake Man - Defense Lawyer Had Argued APA Was Colluding with Environmental Groups to Target His Client
The state Adirondack Park Agency has agreed to drop an enforcement case against the owner of
a resort and campground on Silver Lake. Leroy Douglas was the subject of a 2007 enforcement action for...read more

November 12, 2009 - Denton Publications
Supporters Laud Land Swap Approval
TUPPER LAKE — Supporters of an amendment to the State Constitution legalizing a set of power lines built on State Forest Preserve are celebrating...read more

November 12, 2009 - Daily Gazette
Wider State Snowmobile Trails Face Fight
The Adirondack Council conservation group is opposing a state request that would allow for snowmobile trails on state-owned land to be widened. The Department of Environmental Conservation plan is...read more

November 12, 2009 - Press Republican
EDITORIAL
A long trek and a lot of work for an important cause
A lot of people hereabouts owe a great debt to John Sheehan, and most don't even know who
he is. Sheehan is a...read more

November 11, 2009 - Hamilton County Express
Gillibrand Promises to Tackle Acid Rain
BLUE MT. LAKE-United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand made a short stop at the Adirondack Museum here for an environmental round-table discussion late...read more

November 8, 2009 - Daily Gazette
Study Shows Park Population Getting Older, Smaller
Speculator, its main drag flanked on one side by the shoreline of Lake Pleasant and on the other by the village-run Oak Mountain Ski Center, could easily make the cover of any brochure promoting the Adirondacks. It probably has. But...read more

November 3, 2009 - Legislative Gazette
Judge OKs Nickel Deposit on Bottled Water
Advocates of the expanded bottle deposit law won a victory on Oct. 23 when U.S. District Judge Deborah Batts removed an injunction on...read more

November 2, 2009 - Denton Publications
Gillibrand Pledges Fight to Curb Acid Rain, Air Pollution
BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE — During a five-county tour Friday of the North Country, U.S. Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) talked with local community leaders, focusing primarily on...read more

November 2, 2009 - WNED
Adirondack Council Endorses Proposition One
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November 2, 2009 - WNBZ
Green Groups Talk Acid Rain with Gillibrand, Senator Promises Support
New York’s junior Senator Kirsten Gillibrand spoke with leaders from several environmental groups Friday afternoon at the...read more

November 2, 2009 - New York Times
On the Ballot: Parkland and Inmate Volunteerism
New York voters will be asked to consider two amendments to the State Constitution on...read more

October 31, 2009 - Buffalo News
Land Swap in Adirondacks Tops Ballots in Tuesday’s Election
Plans to relocate a power line in St. Lawrence County may involve only six acres of remote Adirondack land. But because the State Constitution protects...read more

October 29, 2009 - The Backpacker Blog
BLOG ENTRY
Adirondack Voters Asked to Approve Illegal Power Line
It's already built in Forever Wild Land, but is a potentially life-saving power line worth the cost of cutting through pristine wilderness? On Tuesday, residents of...read more

October 28, 2009 - Times Union
Measures Face Little Opposition - Adirondack Power Line, Inmate Work Rules Both Go to Voters Nov. 3
Voters on Election Day will get to say "yes" or "no" to two relatively new state ballot propositions: One that would allow a land swap for construction of a power line right of way in...read more

October 27, 2009 - NewsChannel 9 WSYR - Syracuse, NY
Land Swap Called for in Prop 1 on Election Day Ballot
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) - When you go to vote next Tuesday, you won't only be asked to decide political races, you'll also be asked...read more
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October 22, 2009 - NCPR
Coalition Urges Passage of Land Swap for Powerline
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October 23, 2009 - Post Star
EDITORIAL
Altering Forest Preserve is Rare, But It's Necessary
You'd think the last thing any loyal, tree-hugging environmentalist would support is a power line cut right through the Adirondack Forest Preserve. But in a rare display of kinship between...read more

October 22, 2009 - NYLCV
State Ballot Proposal Number 1 - VOTE YES!
When environmental voters around the state see a constitutional amendment on the ballot that...read more

October 22, 2009 - Denton Publications
Green Group Lauds APA, Blasts Local Officials
WARRENSBURG — In the Adirondack Council's annual State of the Park report — which presents the organization's opinions on elected officials, issues and agencies prior to...read more

October 22, 2009 - Denton Publications
Environmental Groups Blast Paterson's Raid on Funds
SARANAC LAKE — Environmental groups are fuming over Governor David Paterson's deficitreduction
plan, which aims to use funds earmarked for energy efficiency and...read more

October 22, 2009 - Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin, Elmira Star-Gazette, Ithaca Journal
EDITIORIAL
Changing State Constitution
Traditionally, they are the most ignored slots on New York voting machines. It's not that no one...read more

October 21, 2009 - Press Republican
New Yorkers Urged to Vote Yes on Tri-Lakes Power Project
TUPPER LAKE — New York Power Authority President and CEO Richard Kessel stood under new 46-kilovolt power lines here, urging New York voters to approve Proposition 1 on the Nov. 3 ballot. The proposition for a...read more

October 21, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Officials Urge Yes Votes on Power Line Amendment
TUPPER LAKE - The president of the New York Power Authority, National Grid officials, state Sen. Betty Little and a host of local government leaders held a...read more

October 21, 2009 - Adirondack Almanack
What Paterson's Deficit Proposals Mean For The Adirondacks
Late last week Governor David Paterson announced a two-year, $5.0 billion deficit reduction plan that he...read more

October 21, 2009 - WNBZ
Push for Tupper Lake Land Swap Picking Up Steam
With November 3 looming, state officials and environmental groups are continuing to lobby...read more

October 21, 2009 - Daily Gazette
Lake House Must Come Down - Court Refuses to Hear Property Owner’s Appeal
The Court of Appeals will not hear an appeal from Canada Lake property owner Joseph Herms, a decision that will...read more

October 21, 2009 - Tupper Lake Free Press
EDITIORIAL
Ballot Proposition No. 1 Must Pass!
Ballot Proposal One on the November 3 ballot has special importance to the people of Tupper Lake. Our lives could be...read more

October 20, 2009 - North Country Gazette
Constitutional Amendment Needed For Energy Project
TUPPER LAKE—The New York Power Authority (NYPA) and National Grid joined with state and...read more

October 20, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Green Groups Decry Governor’s Proposed Cuts
Environmental groups say Gov. David Paterson's proposal to reduce the state's deficit by $5 billion over two years will cut critical environmental programs. As part of his ...read more

October 20, 2009 - Legislative Gazette
Mixed Reaction to Governor’s Budget Cut Plan
State legislators and organizations had mixed reactions last Thursday to Gov. David A. Paterson’s bold, two-year, $5 billion deficit reduction plan. The reduction plan would...read more

October 19, 2009 - WNBZ
Environmental Groups Blast Paterson’s Raid on Environmental Funds
Environmental groups are fuming over Governor David Paterson’s deficit-reduction plan, which...read more

October 18, 2009 - Press Republican
EDITIORIAL
Ballot Amendment Key for Tupper Lake
It's not often that environmentalists and power companies agree on anything. Where to place a power line would be...read more

October 17, 2009 - Post Star
Feeling the Heat
The boreal forests that occupy New York's highest and northern-most reaches are often described
as one of nature's most resilient ecosystems. But the forests, characterized by...read more

October 16, 2009 - WAMC
Environmental Groups Say Proposed Fund Transfers Set Dangerous Precedent
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October 15, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
SL to Respond to DEC Consent Order
SARANAC LAKE - The village plans to tell the state Department of Environmental Conservation that its sand and salt pile will be...read more

October 14, 2009 - Press Republican
Supervisors Hot Over Burn Ban
ELIZABETHTOWN — People once took their brush and small branches to the local trashtransfer
station. Once a month or so, the town had a controlled burn to...read more

October 12, 2009 - Press Republican
State of the Park
ELIZABETHTOWN — The Adirondack Council's annual State of the Park report weighs in on
some 90 Adirondack preservation issues. Some of the sharpest criticism in...read more

October 10, 2009 - Post Standard
Former Rep. John McHugh's Acid Rain Regulations Left Out of US Senate Climate Bill
Kevin and Diane Roy of Oneida watch a loon as they stand at the shore of Moss Lake in the Central Adirondacks. The Roys have been coming to...read more

October 9, 2009 - Press Republican
APA Admonished as Staff Changes Over
RAY BROOK — Thursday’s meeting marked a day of passages for Adirondack Park Agency commissioners. A moment of silence remembered long-time Adirondack conservationist...read more

October 9, 2009 - Lake George Mirror
Adirondack Council Calls for More State Funds for Wastewater Systems
In the wake of a sewage spill that forced Lake George Village to close its public beach for most of the summer, New York State should invest...read more

October 8, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Council’s State of the Park Dishes Cheers, Jeers
Local government leaders, the state Adirondack Park Agency and the state Department of Environmental Conservation all received more praise than...read more

October 8, 2009 - WNBZ
Green Group Lauds APA, Blasts Sayward and Lewis County
In its annual State of the Park – which outlines the organization’s opinion on regionally relevant elected officials and agencies prior to the general election – the Adirondack Council praised...read more

October 8, 2009 - The Chronicle
Adk Council to Spread Word About Adk. Land Swap on Nov. Ballot
The Adirondack Council's John Sheehan stopped by the Chronicle on Monday on his statewide tour...read more

October 8, 2009 - Saratogian
Adirondack Council Pushes for Climate Bill Provisions
SARATOGA SPRINGS — A climate change bill before Congress deals with carbon emissions, but doesn’t restrict pollutants that cause acid rain, an environmental group says. The proposed Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act does not...read more

October 7, 2009 - Saratogian
Adirondack Council Recognized for Acid Rain Data Collection Efforts
SARATOGA SPRINGS — A prominent environmental group has been awarded for its ongoing efforts in maintaining funding for acid rain data collection programs. The Adirondack Council has led the...read more

October 7, 2009 - Adirondack Almanack
BLOG ENTRY
Adirondack Council Releases 2009 State of the Park Report
The Adirondack Council has released its annual State of the Park Report, what it calls...read more

October 6, 2009 - Troy Record
Adirondack Council Report Praises Cuomo
ELIZABETHTOWN – Attorney General Andrew Cuomo received his second consecutive perfect rating from the...read more

October 6, 2009 - Adirondack Express
Adirondack Council Hears from Old Forge
Adirondack Council Executive Director Brian Houseal met with about 40 Old Forge community members at...read more

October 4, 2009 - Watertown Daily Times
EDITIORIAL
Land Swap - Approve State Ballot Amendment
New York voters will be asked in November to approve a constituitonal amendment allowing a land swap to facilitiate construction of a new...read more

October 4, 2009 - Utica Observer-Dispatch
EDITIORIAL
Our view: Adirondack Land Swap Makes Sense
AT ISSUE: Eco-friendly Plan Adds Land to the Publicly Owned Forest Preserve
State propositions offered in a year when there are few, if any, state contests on the ballot might be overlooked. But voters should pay particular attention to Proposition One this...read more

October 3, 2009 - Post Star – All Politics is Local Blog
BLOG ENTRY
Q&A with U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, was in town Saturday for the debut Adirondack Phantoms
hockey game at the Glens Falls Civic Center. He took a few minutes to speak with The Post-Star...read more

October 2, 2009 - EmpireStateNews.net
Adirondack Council Wants Acid Rain Reductions in New Climate Change Bill
ELIZABETHTOWN – The Adirondack Council expressed disappointment today that the first public draft of the Senate’s climate change bill does not...read more

October 2, 2009 - Utica Observer-Dispatch
Route 28 Project Concerns Preservationists
WOODGATE —Hundreds of yellow ribbons hang from trees along Route 28 near White Lake in the Adirondack Park – symbolizing the...read more

October 2, 2009 - Ogdensburg Journal
Benson Mines Proposes Hosting Up To 10 Windmills
STAR LAKE - The owners of Benson Mines have proposed up to 10 wind turbines for their 3,000-plus-acre property in...read more

September 30, 2009 - Little Falls Evening Times
Constitutional Amendment Needed for Power Line Land Swap
Approval of a constitutional amendment on the Nov. 3 ballot would allow a land swap along State Route 56 in Colton so that the...read more

September 30, 2009 - Watertown Daily Times
Wind project eyed for Clifton - BENSON MINES: Owners of 3,000-acre Site Explore Feasibility of 10-Turbine Venture
STAR LAKE — The owners of Benson Mines have proposed up to 10 wind turbines for their
3,000-plus-acre property in...read more

September 29, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Mine Owners Looking at Constructing Wind Farm
The owners of a defunct mine in St. Lawrence County are looking into the feasibility of building what would...read more

September 27, 2009 - Times Union
Keeping Forests, Profits Healthy
The old model didn't work anymore. The economics of owning forestland and making paper had...read more

September 26, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Old Mountain Road Plan Now Includes Limited ATV Use - No Referendum; Proposed Keene Law Could Take Effect Next Year
It appears the town of Keene will not hold a referendum on Old Mountain Road this fall and is...read more

September 26, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
D.I.Y. Ski Hill - Tupper Lakers can’t wait any longer to hit their beloved ski slope, and with volunteers’ sweat and local donations, they may not have to
TUPPER LAKE - The Big Tupper Ski Area was once a regional hub of wintry activity: Local children spent entire winters on the slopes skiing and snowboarding, adults mixed with...read more

September 25, 2009 - Press Republican
No Public Vote on Debated Road
KEENE — In a special meeting Thursday, the Keene Town Council decided not to put recreational-use options of Old Mountain Road to public vote. The roughly three-mile...read more

September 21, 2009 - Adirondack Almanack
BLOG ENTRY
Commentary: Anti-Enviros Look For Legal Loopholes
This month three anti-environmental activists clashed with state agencies charged with protecting the environment in the Adirondack Park. In what appears to be...read more

September 21, 2009 - Press Republican
McCulley Claims Collusion Between DEC, Green Groups
LAKE PLACID — Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo is being asked to investigate backroom
correspondence between the...read more

September 20, 2009 - The Saratogian
Obama’s Visit Locally May Set a National Standard
Even a whirlwind presidential visit may have long-lasting policy impacts. On Earth Day 2002, President George W. Bush flew to Lake Placid to announce a...read more

September 14, 2009 - Daily Gazette
Public Comment Sought on Snowmobile Trail Plan
A proposal now before the Adirondack Park Agency is reviving the debate between environmentalists and snowmobile riders over plans to...read more

September 11, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Lows Lake Moves Closer to Wilderness
RAY BROOK - Lows Lake moved one step closer to becoming part of the Five Ponds Wilderness on Thursday. A key Adirondack Park Agency committee has...read more

September 11, 2009 - Press Republican
APA Approves Two Cell Towers Along Northway
RAY BROOK — Two neighboring cell-phone towers were approved Thursday by Adirondack Park Agency commissioners. Sited on the same parcel of...read more

September 10, 2009 - NCPR
APA and Cell Companies Move to Close Cell-Phone Gaps
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September 10, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Drama in Old Mountain Road Case Thickens
LAKE PLACID - Snowmobile activist Jim McCulley's lawyer is asking state Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis to...read more

September 10, 2009 - Daily Gazette – Notes from the North Country
BLOG ENTRY
Adirondack Council's Purchase Aids Environment
The Adirondack Council is putting money behind its calls to reduce regional emissions of carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas. The environmental group bought...read more

September 9, 2009 - WAMC
Adirondack Park Agency Considering Two Cell Towers for Same Location
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September 9, 2009 - WNBZ
McCulley Wants Grannis to Recuse Himself from Proceedings
A Lake Placid man who won his battle against the state Department of Environmental Conservation over motorized access to...read more

September 9, 2009 - Post Standard
EDITORIAL
Emissions for Sale - Psst! Wanna buy a ton of carbon emissions?
The Adirondack Council has come up with ingenious way for the public to get involved in the
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. For $25, you can "purchase" the equivalent of...read more

September 4, 2009 - Public News Service
Wilderness Act Turns 45 - Movement Began in NY
Albany, NY - A wilderness movement that began in New York has led to a birthday celebrated
nationwide this week. Forty-five years ago, President Johnson signed into...read more

September 2, 2009 - Daily Gazette
LETTER TO THE EDITOR by John Sheehan , Communications Director of the Adirondack Council
On Guiderails, DOT Should Paint Them Brown, or Get Sued
Re Aug. 27 letter, “Steel guiderails safer, more cost-effective, than rustic-look type”: I was amazed at the complaints expressed by a...read more

September 2, 2009 - Hamilton County Express
APA Compiling Photo Database of Shorelines
The Adirondack Park Agency is compiling a photographic database of all shorelines within the Adirondack Park, prompting support from...read more

September 2009 - Adirondack Explorer
Martino to Head APA
The Adirondack Park Agency has hired Terry Martino as its new...read more

August 30, 2009 - Press Republican
Saranac Lake Sorts Six Options for Sand/Salt Shed
SARANAC LAKE — Village trustees are sorting estimates for how much it will cost to build a sand/salt shed at the Highway Garage. Mayor Thomas Michael said prices discussed at...read more

August 20, 2009 - WNBZ
DEC, Power Authority May be Guilty of Constitutional Violation
The state Department of Environmental Conservation and the state Power Authority may be guilty of constitutional violations for allowing...read more

August 19, 2009 - Hamilton County Express
Land Proposal Draws a Crowd
INLET — A public hearing on the Town of Inlet’s proposal to increase the potential building density of some 1,913 acres of land by reducing...read more

August 18, 2009 - Adirondack Express
Not in My Back Yard, Say Property Owners in Inlet
Nearly 100 people attended the public hearing in Inlet Wednesday regarding the town’s...read more

August 18, 2009 - WNBZ
DOT Moves Ahead with Guardrail Installations
The state Department of Transportation is moving forward with the installation of the typical box-beam galvanized guardrails even though...read more

August 17, 2009 - WNBZ
Lobbying Effort Picks Up as TL Constitutional Amendment Vote Nears
State officials and environmentalists are teaming up to lobby the public in-favor of a pending
amendment that...read more

August 17, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
ATV Trail Has Many Miles to Go - Legislators Aim for Plan Acceptable to All Parties
Franklin County representatives have a lot to think about with the possibility of creating an all-terrain
vehicle trail that...read more

August 17, 2009 - Legislative Gazette
Adirondack Projects Spur Debate Over Park’s Economy
Two large attention-grabbing ski resort developments touted as economic boosts for the...read more

August 17, 2009 - Leader Herald
Some Feel Amendment Idea Not Best Choice
MAYFIELD - An idea to propose a constitutional amendment that would allow property owners to take ownership of lands surrounding the Great Sacandaga Lake has gained...read more

August 15, 2009 - Denton Publications
Area Officials Anticipate New Debate Over Park's Master Plan
RAY BROOK — The controversial State Land Master Plan — the basis of almost all regulatory
decisions that occur in the Adirondacks — is now up for...read more

August 15, 2009 - Denton Publications
OPINION By Joe Hackett, Columnist - Notes from the North Woods
Adirondack Park: Older and Poorer, But Still Beautiful
Healthy, productive land and water resources, wildlife habitat, parks and open space, culturally and historically significant...read more

August 7, 2009 - WNBZ
APA Concludes Lows Lake/Bog River Flow Reclassification Hearings
The Adirondack Park Agency held a final public hearing Monday night before...read more

August 4, 2009 - WNBZ
Officials, Enviro Groups Ready to Revisit Master Plan
The foundation of almost all regulatory decisions that happen...read more

August 4, 2009 - Adirondack Almanack
Opinion by Mary Thill
Gillibrand Listening to the Wrong People on Rooftop Highway
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's quest to obtain federal stimulus funds for the “Rooftop Highway” is a puzzlement. Who has the senator’s ear on this? Apparently nobody inside...read more

August 4, 2009 - Adirondack Express
Alliance Agrees Regional Plan is Vitally Important
Members of the Common Ground Alliance of the Adirondacks agree that...read more

July 29, 2009 - WNBZ
Township 40 Heads Toward Possible Resolution
What officials call the oldest and most contentious Adirondack land dispute in the region’s history may be nearing resolution after more than 100 years. But with negotiations ongoing, what each...read more

July 27, 2009 - Daily Gazette
EDITORIAL
Keep Those Rustic Adirondack Guardrails
You may or may not have noticed the rustic brown guardrails located all over the Adirondack Park. If you did, it’s because they are...read more

July 26, 2009 - Press Republican
LETTER TO THE EDITOR by Brian Houseal, Executive Director of the Adirondack Council
Blame Misplaced
TO THE EDITOR: It is troubling to see how the debate over the proposed 600-plus unit Adirondack Club and Resort project in Tupper Lake has...read more

July 25, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Stiles’ Action at Lake Lila Gate Angers Critics
LAKE LILA - Critics of the state regulations limiting motorized vehicles in the Forest Preserve have chosen to target state Adirondack Park Agency...read more

July 24, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
H’town to Test John Munn Road Property for Salt Contamination
SARANAC LAKE - The town of Harrietstown will test the property surrounding its highway garage and sand and salt storage area on John Munn Road for...read more

July 22, 2009 - Hamilton County Express
Conservationist of the Year is Adk. Nature Conservancy
INLET-The Adirondack Nature Conservancy has been recognized for protecting over half a million acres of land in the Adirondack Park since 1971. Representatives of the group were presented with...read more

July 22, 2009 - Hamilton County Express
Alliance Seeks Common Ground on the Need for a Regional Plan
LONG LAKE — Members of the Common Ground Alliance of the Adirondacks agree creating jobs, expanding broadband telecommunications and controlling...read more

July 21, 2009 - Buffalo News
OPINION
Changes in the Adirondacks - Reasonable Tweaks in Park Policy Should Help a Statewide Treasure
Among the “minor” bills the State Senate managed to pass during its first post-coup session last
week were two “inland waterway” measures that...read more

July 17, 2009 - Post Star
New APA Director Receives High Marks
Local government officials and environmental groups say they’re pleased with the selection of Terry deFranco Martino as executive...read more

July 16, 2009 - WAMC
Reaction to Appointment of New Adirondack Park Agency Director
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July 16, 2009 - Adirondack Almanack
Local Legislators Get Bill Through Dem Legislature
The NYS Senate granted unanimous approval (58-0) today to two bills designed to help three small communities qualify for...read more

July 15, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Common Ground: Adirondack Park Needs Economic Development Plan
LONG LAKE - It's not every day that business people and government officials in the Adirondack Park get together with...read more

July 15, 2009 - Press Republican
Saranac Lake to Pay Fine Over Chloride in Brook
RAY BROOK — The Department of Environmental Conservation fined Saranac Lake $1,500 for water pollution near the salt/sand shed at...read more

July 14, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Speakers Sound Off on Lows Lake
LONG LAKE - The debate regarding management of one of Adirondack Park's most scenic waterways continued...read more

July 14, 2009 - Adirondack Express
Free Handbook on Safeguarding Water Quality is Made Available
In 2008, The Adirondack Council published a 28-page handbook on safeguarding water quality in the Adirondacks, titled “Adiron-dack Waters: Resource at Risk.” The booklet was published with...read more

July 13, 2009 - Times Union
LETTER TO THE EDITOR by John F. Sheehan, The Adirondack Council's Communications Director
Good Reasons for ATV Bans
Thanks for the story on those poor all-terrain vehicle riders who can't seem to find anyone who loves them ("ATV fans see trails paradise," July 5). It seems...read more

July 13, 2009 - WNBZ
ADK Council Withdraws Lawsuit Threat
An Adirondack Park-based environmental group has withdrawn a notice of intent to sue the Village of Saranac Lake over a salt and sand pile that...read more

July 12, 2009 - Daily Gazette
Adirondack Park Protection Groups Merging
A new era for two environmental groups that focus on the conservation and management of the Adirondack Park began Saturday, with...read more

July 11, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
LETTER TO THE EDITOR by Brian Houseal, Adirondack Council Executive Director
The Council and ACR
It is sad to see how the debate over the proposed Adirondack Club and Resort project in...read more

July 11, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
DEC Fines Saranac Lake $1,500 for Sand-Salt Pile
SARANAC LAKE - The village of Saranac Lake must pay a $1,500 fine - $1,000 less than it anticipated - and take steps to prevent...read more

July 9, 2009 - WNBZ
Environmental Group Selects Conservationist of the Year
The Adirondack Council has named the Adirondack Chapter of the Nature Conservancy the Conservationist of the Year for 2009. The honor will officially be bestowed on the...read more

July 8, 2009 - WNBZ
Tupper Lake Residents to Take Action to Open Big Tupper Ski Lift
With hammer, nails and conviction, Tupper Lake residents are making their way to the...read more

July 7, 2009 - Adirondack Express
Inlet Will Host Forever Wild Day on July 11
The Adirondack Council will host its annual Forever Wild Day in Inlet on July 11. The schedule includes...read more

July 7, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Village Signs DEC Consent Order
SARANAC LAKE - Although trustees were not happy with the $2,500 fine it contained, the village Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday evening to sign a...read more

July 7, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Saranac Lake Village Puts Sand/Salt Shed to Bid
SARANAC LAKE - The village Board of Trustees voted Monday evening to start to accept bids on three different shapes and two sizes of sand/salt sheds. By a 4-0 vote, with Mayor Tom Michael absent, the...read more

July 7, 2009 - WNBZ
After Much Debate, SL Board Agrees to Sign DEC Consent Order
After an hour long debate Monday night, the Saranac Lake Village Board reluctantly agreed to sign a...read more

July 7, 2009 - Press Republican
Clarification Sought on Old Mountain Road Decision
LAKE PLACID — Staff at the Department of Environmental Conservation want further clarification on the Old Mountain Road decision made in May in Jim McCulley’s favor. Commissioner Pete Grannis ruled...read more

July 5, 2009 - Times Union
ATV Fans See Trails Paradise - Critics See Illegal Road Use in North Country Network
It's a riddle that has irked fans of all-terrain vehicles in New York for years. The snowmobile industry in this state is...read more

July 5, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Joint Sand/Salt Shed Not Likely Any Time Soon
LAKE COLBY SALT: part 3 of 3
SARANAC LAKE - The town of Harrietstown is pursuing a federal grant to build a sand/salt shed for its uncovered pile on John Munn Road, and the...read more

July 4, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Salt in Lake Colby Could Have Multiple Sources
LAKE COLBY SALT: part 2 of 3
SARANAC LAKE - It's pretty easy to blame the sand-salt pile for Lake Colby's saltiness, but it may not be the only culprit. Tests by both the village and...read more

July 3, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
All Tests Show More Salt Than Average in Colby, Other Local Lakes
LAKE COLBY SALT: part 1 of 3
SARANAC LAKE - Although there is debate about the causes of the elevated salt levels in Lake Colby, tests by both the village and the...read more

June 27, 2009 - Post Standard
Two Central New York Congressmen Split with Parties as Landmark Climate Bill Passes
Washington -- Two Central New York congressmen split with their parties Friday night on the landmark climate and...read more

June 26, 2009 - Lake George Mirror
Water Quality Handbook Gets Boost from IP
The Adirondack Council has been awarded a $2,000 grant from International Paper Company to reprint and distribute its “Adirondack Waters: Resource at Risk,” the Council has announced.The Adirondack Council published a...read more

June 26, 2009 - WAMC
Adk Resort Development Moves Out of Mediation
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June 26, 2009 - Times Union
Ski Area Backers to Craft New Plan - Adirondack Park Agency, Says Mediation Fruitless, Calls for Formal Process
TUPPER LAKE -- Mediation meant to smooth the road toward an agreement on a large housing development in the Adirondacks is over. How well it...read more

June 25, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
EDITORIAL
Just Build the Shed
Everybody agrees that the village of Saranac Lake's sand and salt pile needs a...read more

June 24, 2009 - NCPR
Big Tupper Resort Project Heads Back to APA
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June 24, 2009 - Press Republican
Tupper Lake Resort Mediation Ends
TUPPER LAKE — Mediation meant to address multiple concerns over resort development in...read more

June 24, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Mediation on Tupper Resort is Over - Hearing to Restart in January
TUPPER LAKE - After 21 months of sideline negotiations, the project that would reopen the former Big Tupper Ski Area and develop the...read more

June 23, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Village Discusses Lake Colby Lawsuit
SARANAC LAKE - The village Board of Trustees went into executive session Monday evening to discuss a pending lawsuit threat by the...read more

June 22, 2009 - WNBZ
DEC Issues Consent Order to SL Village Over Salt & Sand Pile
The Department of Environmental Conservation has reportedly issued an “Order on Consent” to the Village of Saranac Lake in an...read more

June 22, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
DEC Orders Village to Cover Salt
SARANAC LAKE - The state Department of Environmental Conservation is issuing a consent order requiring the village of Saranac Lake to cover or...read more

June 22, 2009 - Legislative Gazette
Both Houses Considering Environmental Bond Act
The chances that New Yorkers will be asked to approve the proposed $5 billion Clean Water Clean Air and Green Jobs Bond Act became...read more

June 20, 2009 - Denton Publications
Power Line Issue Heads to Statewide Referendum
TUPPER LAKE — Although it's already been activated, Tupper Lake's new electric transmission line faces one final hurdle: a statewide referendum this fall. The power line, which runs from...read more

June 19, 2009 - Post Star
OPINION
Inaction Over Shed Threatens Lake
To glimpse how thorny the struggle can get over even the simplest Adirondack environmental issue, take a look at...read more

June 18, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Tupper Village Board Approves Secret Adirondack Club Agreement
TUPPER LAKE - The village board voted Monday night to sign an agreement regarding the mediation of the Adirondack Club and Resort, the development that...read more

June 17, 2009 - Tupper Lake Free Press
New Power Line Needs Voter Approval
Although it is already up and running, New York State voters will be...read more

June 17, 2009 - Tupper Lake Free Press
LETTER TO THE EDITOR by Brian Houseal, Adirondack Council Executive Director
Time for a Realistic View of BigTupper
We all know just how bad the U.S. and New York’s financial melt-down has...read more

June 16, 2009 - Adirondack Express
Adirondack Council to Hold Forever Wild Day in Inlet
The Adirondack Council will hold its annual Forever Wild Day at the Woods Inn in Inlet on July 11. The day’s events include nature walks and...read more

June 16, 2009 - Adirondack Express
By John Sheehan, Adirondack Council Communications Director - Special to the Express
Nov. Election Will Include Statewide Vote on Constitutional Amendment
Lost among the intrigues of the past few weeks in the New York State Legislature was the final passage of a Constitutional Amendment (A.2802/S.8284) designed to...read more

June 15, 2009 - WNBZ
TL Power Line Issue Heads to Statewide Referendum Next Fall
Although it’s already been activated, Tupper Lake’s new electric transmission line faces one final hurdle – a statewide referendum this fall. The power line, which...read more

June 15, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
TL Power Line Goes to State-wide Vote
TUPPER LAKE - The bill that would allow the recently activated power line in Tupper Lake to exist has passed through both houses of...read more

June 12, 2009 - NCPR
APA Approves Brandreth Lake Housing Plan
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June 12, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Brandreth Project Gets Initial Approval
RAY BROOK - A large-scale project that will allow up to 44 single-family houses to be built on the remote Brandreth Lake in...read more

June 12, 2009 - WPTZ
Adirondack Council Sues Town For Lake Contamination - Saranac Lake Faces Environmental Lawsuit
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. -- An environmental advocacy group in the Adirondacks is accusing a local village of contaminating a...read more
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June 11, 2009 - Times Union
Lawsuit: Road Salt Pile is Polluting Lake Colby - Adirondack Council Claims Village of Saranac Lake Storage Site Allows Runoff into Colby Brook
SARANAC LAKE -- An Adirondack environmental group is moving on a lawsuit against the village of Saranac Lake for allegedly polluting...read more

June 11, 2009 - NCPR
Green Group Threatens to Sue Saranac Lake Over Road Salt
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June 11, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Council May Sue Village Over Salt
SARANAC LAKE - An environmental group has filed papers stating it will sue Saranac Lake in 60 days if the village doesn't move or cover its sand...read more

June 10, 2009 - Press Republican
Adirondack Council Threatens Suit Over Salt in Lake Colby
SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Council filed notice of lawsuit Wednesday against Saranac Lake, claiming the village sand/salt pile is...read more

June 10, 2009 - WNBZ
Adirondack Council Threatens to Sue Village Over Salt Pile
An Adirondack environmental group is threatening to sue the Village of Saranac Lake unless it removes or...read more

June 4, 2009 - Post Star
LETTER TO THE EDITOR by John F. Sheehan, The Adirondack Council's Communications Director
Green Bond Act is Not Too Expensive
I was disappointed by your editorial of May 27 condemning the proposed Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Bond Act as too expensive. The bond act is designed to...read more

June 3, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Obama Announces McHugh as Army Secretary to Bipartisan Praise
The Army's gain is expected to be the North Country's loss of a popular, centrist Republican representative who for 15 years has...read more

June 3, 2009 - Hamilton County Express
EDITORIAL
Environmental Groups Made the Difference
The environmental groups that helped local government officials successfully oppose Governor David Paterson’s proposal earlier this year to...read more

June 1, 2009 - The Saratogian
Environmental Group Pushes for Road Closure
An Adirondack environmental group wants the state to re-close a long-abandoned road where motor vehicles are apparently still allowed. The unpaved Old Mountain Road, in the town of...read more

June 1, 2009 - NCPR
APA Proposed Boathouse Restrictions
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May 30, 2009 - Times Union
LETTER TO THE EDITOR by John F. Sheehan, The Adirondack Council's Communications Director
Council Backs Turbine Permit Plan
In his May 21 commentary, "Bureaucracy would hold back Adirondack wind power," attorney Bernard Melewski criticized the Adirondack Park Agency for...read more

May 30, 2009 - Daily Gazette
‘Green’ Borrowing Pushed- $5B State Bond Sought for Water, Sewer, Transit Projects
A coalition including environmental groups, labor and mass transit organizations is pushing for a $5 billion environment-oriented bond proposal to...read more

May 30, 2009 - Press Republican
Challenges in Adirondack Park Development
LAKE PLACID — Development in the Adirondack Park is regulated by seven different sets of rules.
The Adirondack Research Consortium tackled...read more

May 28, 2009 - WNBZ
Local Officials Oppose New APA Boathouse Regulations
The Adirondack Park Agency is proposing new restrictions on the size and height of boathouses in the park. But some local officials say...read more

May 28, 2009 - Adirondack Almanack
2009 Environmental Bond Act Pitch From Adk Council
I'm reprinting below a press release issued on the proposed $5 billion 2009 Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Bond Act by John Sheehan, Director of Communications for the Adirondack Council. The bond act is...read more

May 27, 2009 - Tupper Lake Free Press
Letter to the Editor by Adirondack Council's Communications Director John Sheehan
Don’t Blame Council!
To the editor: Each new edition of the Free Press seems to carry an accusation from an...read more

May 26, 2009 - Adirondack Express
LETTER TO THE EDITOR by John F. Sheehan, The Adirondack Council's Communications Director
Proposed Amendment to the State Constitution Will Benefit the Environment
The NYS Senate passed for the second time a Constitutional Amendment today (62-0) that would allow the construction of a...read more

May 26, 2009 - Post Star
Environmental Groups Seek $5B Bond Act - Supporters: Money Would Create Jobs, Fight Climate Change
Environmental groups and labor organizations are pushing the state Legislature to put a referendum on...read more

May 25, 2009 - Associated Press
NY Stewards Try to Stop Spread of Invasive Species
ALBANY, N.Y. - When boaters show up this summer to Great Sacandaga Lake in the lower Adirondacks they are likely to be met at public launch sites by...read more

May 25, 2009 - Leader-Herald
Fight Brewing on Lake Rules - Sacandaga Permit Holders Angry Over Potential Loss of Rights
Michael O'Brien, left, and Bruce Becker are shown talking Friday on Becker’s access permit area on the shore of the Great Sacandaga Lake in Mayfield. Residents and business people around the...read more

May 24, 2009 - Press Republican
Old Mountain Road Decision Raises Concern
NORTH ELBA — Last week's McCulley decision has stirred interest over what's next for Old Mountain Road. After years of lawsuits, Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis ruled...read more

May 22, 2009 - Times Union
Snowmobiler Wins Right to Use Road - Ruling Cheers Adirondack Motor Enthusiasts; Raises Fear in Conservationists
ALBANY — A ruling by the state Department of Environmental Conservation that reopens an Adirondack road near the remote High Peaks to...read more

May 22, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Old Mountain is a Town Road - Decision could have implications around the Adirondack Park
LAKE PLACID - The state Department of Environmental Conservation has tossed out a fine against Lake Placid Snowmobile Club President Jim McCulley for driving his truck on...read more

May 21, 2009 - NCPR
Decision Could Open Adk Roads to Motorized Use
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May 21, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Power Line Finished; Amendment is Not
TUPPER LAKE - A new power line into Tupper Lake from the west was recently activated, making electrical service more reliable, but it is still awaiting passage of...read more

May 18, 2009 - Legislative Gazette
Adk Council Applauds Reps for Acid Rain Efforts
Funding for two national acid rain research programs affecting the Adirondack Park have been restored in President Barack Obama’s newest federal budget proposal at...read more

May 15, 2009 - Lake George Mirror
Lawsuits Against Local Governments More Likely Under New Legislation
According to Waterkeeper Chris Navitsky, his job is to act as a watchdog for a publiclyowned
resource, Lake George. But when he initiates a lawsuit against a...read more

May 12, 2009 - Daily Gazette
Developer Expects Mediation on Ski Area Project to Resume
Developer Michael Foxman said Monday he remains committed to his massive Tupper Lake housing and ski area project and expects to...read more

May 11, 2009 - Legislative Gazette
Sweeney and Thompson are Honored
The Adirondack Council presented its Legislator of the Year award to the Environmental Conservation committees’ chairmen Sen. Antoine Thompson, D-Buffalo and Assemblyman Robert Sweeney, D-Lindhurst on May 4. At a meeting of the council’s board of directors at...read more

May 11, 2009 - Legislative Gazette
Environmental Advocates Lobby on Behalf of Earth - Agencies Banned from Buying Bottled Water
Earth Day Lobby Day last Tuesday focused on the status of New York environmental groups’ high-priority “super bills”, and culminated with...read more

May 10, 2009 - Daily Gazette
Bottle Label Rule Could Reduce Beer Availability - Compliance a Burden for Brewers
In recent years, Yuengling beer has become a common sight at bars and beverage stores throughout the Capital Region. But now, the Pennsylvania-based brewery is...read more

May 8, 2009 - Press Republican
Tupper Resort Delay Questioned
RAY BROOK — The Adirondack Park Agency is urging that mediation reconvene on the Adirondack Club and Resort project. Commissioners sent the project to...read more

May 6, 2009 - Times Union – The Green Blog
Green Award to Adirondack Council Member
A past chairman and board member of the Adirondack Council has been honored today by the New York City-based Open Space Institute with its...read more

May 6, 2009 - Hamilton County Express
Houseal Praised by Local Leaders
ELIZABETHTOWN—”I can say with utter confidence that this is the first time local government officials have formally praised the Adirondack Council — for...read more

May 6, 2009 - WNBZ
APA Asks Judge to Reconvene Mediation for TL Resort Project
The Adirondack Park Agency is asking the judge overseeing the mediation process on...read more

May 3, 2009 - The Saratogian
Riding the Whitewater Crest in North Creek
NORTH CREEK — Bob Dean has a great sense of humor. Halfway through an exhilarating Hudson River rafting trip over wild Class III and IV rapids, he...read more

April 28, 2009 - Adirondack Almanack
Proposed: New York Wood Products Development Council
NYS Darrel Aubertine, D-Watertown, and Assemblywoman Roann Destito, D-Rome, introduced legislation creating the New York Wood Products Development Council to...read more

April 28, 2009 - Press Republican
LETTER TO THE EDITOR by Council Communications' Director, John Sheehan
Not Just Acquisition
TO THE EDITOR: In his April 19 letter to you, Marvin Denis of Dannemora said some very kind things about the Adirondack Council. We are humbled by his generosity and grateful for his support. However, he appears to have drawn one incorrect conclusion from a letter he received from us, regarding the...read more

April 25, 2009 - Daily Gazette
State Museum’s Annual Earth Day Event Today
ALBANY — Visitors to the New York State Museum will have the chance to operate remote-control solar and fuel cell cars, see a puppet theater presentation, listen to an...read more

April 23, 2009 - Associated Press
Gov, Lawmakers Earn Earth Day Kudos From Green Groups
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Getting an expanded bottle deposit law passed in the state Legislature earned Gov. Paterson and several lawmakers Earth Day awards from environmental groups. Representatives from...read more

April 23, 2009 - Post Standard
Central New York Rep. John McHugh Takes Aim at Acid Rain
Washington -- A Central New York congressman, seeing an opportunity that may never come again, has introduced a bill requiring the most...read more

April 21, 2009 - Adirondack Express
Adirondack Council Prescribes Low-Sodium Diet for Roadways
ELIZABETHTOWN—A report issued by the Adirondack Council shows road salt is causing widespread drinking water contamination and...read more

April 19, 2009 - Utica Observer-Dispatch
A Deadly Rain: Clean-Air Laws' Impact on Acid Rain has Limited Effect on Adirondack Lakes
EAGLE BAY — In 1961, C.V. "Major" Bowes bought the Covewood Lodge, which sits on the banks of
Big Moose Lake. More than 60 years later, the 89-year-old still loves the...read more

April 17, 2009 - WNBZ
APA Approves Three Year Phase Out of Float Planes at Lows Lake
After a lengthy and contentious debate, the Adirondack Park Agency has agreed to phase out float plane use on Lows Lake by December 31, 2011. The resolution was passed Thursday with...read more

April 6, 2009 - Watertown Daily Times
McHugh Pushing for More Action on Acid Rain
WASHINGTON — For several years, a congressional stalemate on global warming put the brakes on efforts to...read more

April 6, 2009 - Press Republican
First APA Reform Introduced
LAKE PLACID — A series of new Adirondack Park Agency reform measures are moving one at a time into...read more

April 6, 2009 - WNBZ
McHugh Proposes New Acid Rain, Mercury Control Legislation
North Country Congressman John McHugh is proposing new stricter environmental regulations that would...read more

April 4, 2009 - Watertown Daily Times
Plan to Cap State's Property Tax Payments is Killed
ALBANY — An unpopular proposal to cap state property tax payments on state-owned land in forest preserves will not be...read more

April 4, 2009 - Adirondack Almanack
Conservation Easements Have Saved The Adirondack Forest
I received this week from John Sheehan, Director of Communications for The Adirondack Council, the following interesting history and...read more

April 2, 2009 - NCPR
McHugh Wants Strict Laws to Curb Acid Rain
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April 2, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
McHugh Introduces Bill to Limit Power Plant Emissions
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. John McHugh introduced a bill Wednesday to limit emissions of sulfur, nitrogen and mercury from coal-fired power plants. The Acid Rain and Mercury Control Act would...read more

April 1, 2009 - Hamilton County Express
No Tax Cap in Budget Bills
The proposal to freeze state property tax payments at 2008 levels has been eliminated from budget bills printed late...read more

March 31, 2009 - Leader-Herald
Budget Does Not Contain Cap on State-Owned Adirondack Park Land
Concerned Adirondack Park residents likely can rejoice after a Sunday version of Gov.David Paterson's upcoming state budget showed that...read more

March 31, 2009 - Adirondack Express
LETTER TO THE EDITOR by Brian Houseal, Executive Director of the Adirondack Council
Gov. Paterson’s Policies are Not Adirondack-Friendly
The Adirondack Council strongly objects to Governor David Paterson’s decision to give...read more

March 31, 2009 - Adirondack Express
APA Recognizes Common Ground Alliance’s Efforts
Every year in March the Adirondack Park Agency sponsors Local Government Day along with the...read more

March 30, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Letter to the Editor
Salt Definitely Pollutes Groundwater
The March 21, 2009 article "Salt's roadside toll" and editorial comments point out that chloride contamination of surface waters is apparently not causing major environmental impacts in the North Country. One might be inclined to ask: "What's the problem with a few dead birch trees?" However, the authors have missed the "dead canary in the bottom of the cage."...read more

March 30, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Tax Cap Removed From State Budget
SARANAC LAKE - A controversial proposal to cap state tax payments on state-owned land has been dropped from the proposed budget. Adirondack Council spokesman John Sheehan hailed the...read more

March 30, 2009 - Press Republican
State Tax Freeze Pulled from Budget
LAKE PLACID — Adirondack communities lauded the budget change that scrapped a plan to freeze tax payments on...read more

March 30, 2009 - WNBZ
Camp Gabriels to Close, State Tax Cap Eliminated in Budget Deal
A minimum security prison in Franklin County and two others will be closed under the budget agreement reached by legislative leaders and...read more

March 30, 2009 - Legislative Gazette
Adirondack Council Retiring More Carbon Credits
In what they call a victory against polluters, an environmental group got 1000 tons worth of carbon dioxide allowances at auction this month, outbidding some...read more

March 29, 2009 - Post Star – All Politics is Local Blog
Little: State Will Continue to Pay Full Taxes on Forest Land
Gov. David Paterson has withdrawn his proposal to cap state property tax payments on state-owned forest preserve land in...read more

March 26, 2009 - Press Republican
Senate Panel Weighing APA Reform
RAY BROOK — The Adirondack Park Agency introduced three reform bills to the State Senate Finance Committee this week. The measures look to streamline and ...read more

March 22, 2009 - Times Union
Snowmobile Driver Rides DEC
Jim McCulley may have opened a very big can of worms. It’s been six years since McCulley deliberately got a ticket for riding his snowmobile on a historic Adirondack road; he was hoping to...read more

March 22, 2009 - Daily Gazette
Wood Boilers Debate Heats Up - State Regs May Squelch Savings
NEW YORK STATE — Last heating season Ken Czachor spent $4,000 on fuel oil. This season he hasn’t spent any. The difference? A $9,000 wood boiler, which Czachor installed last fall. He cuts wood on...read more

March 21, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Salt’s Roadside Toll
Some residents say decades of heavy road salting has ruined their well water. Environmentalists show more evidence that it’s damaging water quality and trees. ‘The damage is really starting to emerge,’ Adirondack Council spokesman says. Read more

March 21, 2009 - Carbon Offsets Daily
Green Group Buys CO2 Emissions Permits to Retire Them
NEW YORK, New York, March 20, 2009 (ENS) - The first market-based, mandatory cap-and-trade program in the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions held its...read more

March 21, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Ad’k Council Reires 1,000 More Tons of Greenhouse Gas
NEW YORK - The Adirondack Council has purchased another 1,000 tons of carbon dioxide allowances from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative auction. The environmental organization's purchase takes...read more

March 21, 2009 - Times Union
$46M to Cut Global Peril - Auction Raises Money to Boost a Broad Spectrum of Clean Energy Programs
ALBANY -- The state raised another $46 million for clean energy efforts at this week's auction under a northeastern program to fight global warming by...read more

March 16, 2009 - NCPR
New Progress on Cell Phones Eases Adk Tower Fued
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March 2009 - Lake George Mirror
Adirondack Council: Road Salt Contaminating Local Lakes
Road salt is causing widespread drinking water contamination and environmental damage in...read more

March 16, 2009 - Legislative Gazette
Funding for Acid Rain Monitoring is Restored
Funding for three acid rain research programs has been reinstated by the U.S. Senate after House approval last month. The Senate accepted in full...read more

March 16, 2009 - Legislative Gazette
Environmentalists and Labor Join Forces Behind Bond Act
Proponents of a $5 billion environmental bond act are encouraging state leaders and all New Yorkers to think green when considering the bond act’s potential to...read more

March/April 2009 - Adirondack Explorer
Winter's Hot Potato
The state's draft snowmobile plan for the Adirondack Park has...read more

March/April 2009 - Adirondack Explorer
Green Groups Discuss Merger
Facing a tough fundraising climate, two of the Adirondack Park's most prominent...read more

March/April 2009 - Adirondack Explorer
Lows Lake Back on the Table
The Adirondack Park Agency Board is scheduled to vote...read more

March/April 2009 - Adirondack Explorer
A Friend in the Senate
Adirondack environmentalists applauded the appointment of...read more

March/April 2009 - Adirondack Explorer
Tax Cap Under Attack
Governor David Paterson's proposal to cap state tax payments...read more

March 15, 2009 - Press Republican
Common Ground Alliance Opposes State Tax Freeze
RAY BROOK — Two leaders of the Adirondack Common Ground Alliance provided feedback to Adirondack Park Agency commissioners Friday. And a new...read more

March 13, 2009 - WAMC
Adirondack Park Agency Considering Streamlining Permitting for Small Wind Turbines
The Adirondack Park Agency is considering a move that would expedite the process for...click to listen

March 13, 2009 - WNBZ
APA May Ease Permit Requirements for Residential Wind Turbines
Adirondack Park Agency staffers are asking commissioners to consider easing
requirements for residential wind turbines. Environmental Programs Specialist Leigh Walrath, in...read more

March 13, 2009 - Press Republican/Associated Press
Agency Wants to Simplify Residential Wind Permits
RAY BROOK — The Adirondack Park Agency is looking to make it easier for residents to build small-scale wind turbines in the 6-million-acre park. A first draft of the proposal was presented to...read more

March 13, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
College to Diversify its Campus Woods with Cell-Phone Pine
RAY BROOK -A new cell tower slated for Paul Smith's College received praise Thursday for improving cell phone coverage in the town of Brighton, but also...read more

March 13, 2009 - WNBZ
Paul Smith’s College Cell Tower Gets APA Committee Approval
A key Adirondack Park Agency committee gave its support Thursday to a proposed cell tower project on the campus of Paul Smith’s College. The recommendation came after a...read more

March 12, 2009 - Associated Press
Park Agency Eyes Permits for Wind Towers
ALBANY, N.Y. - The Adirondack Park Agency has proposed making it easier for residents of the 6-million-acre park to build wind turbines for electricity. The staff proposal, presented at Thursday's APA board meeting, would...read more

March 11, 2009 - WAMC
Road Salt Run-off Infiltrating Water Supplies
Winter may be coming to a close, but the Adirondack Council has found that road salt does more than just clear roads. click to listen

March 10, 2009 - WAMC
Environmentalists Riled Over Governor's Plan to Give Away Emission Allowances
New York Governor David Paterson is considering increasing the number of free allowances available to power plants following...click to listen

March 10, 2009 - Watertown Daily Times
Paterson Urged to Keep RGGI Rules
ALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson continues to catch flak from environmentalists for his reported plan to revisit some carbon-dioxide emission regulations governing...read more

March 10, 2009 - Adirondack Express
Council Prescribes Low Sodium Diet for Adirondack Park Roads
A new report issued by the Adirondack Council shows that road salt is causing widespread drinking water contamination and environmental damage in...read more

March 8, 2009 - Press Republican
Residents Shocked by Wind-turbine Collapse
ALTONA — Many residents were shocked that a massive wind turbine could come tumbling down and officials say it could take months to learn why one collapsed Friday. Mike Fellion flew over the wreckage Saturday morning and...read more

March 7, 2009 - Denton Publications
LETTER TO THE EDITOR by Brian Houseal - Executive Director of the Adirondack Council
Adirondackers Must Speak Against Forest Preserve Tax Cap
All North Country taxpayers, regardless of political party, should send a note to the NYS
Senate, urging it to reject Gov. David Paterson's plan to stop...read more

March 3, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
McHugh Announces $5 Million to Monitor Acid Rain
U.S. Rep. John McHugh announced last week that the $410 billion Omnibus Appropriations bill the House of Representatives passed...read more

March 2, 2009 - WNBZ
Adirondack Council Releases Road Salt Report, Makes Recommendations
A report issued last week shows that road salt is causing widespread drinking water contamination and environmental damage throughout...read more

March 2, 2009 - Legislative Gazette
Adirondack Council Warns of Harm to Humans, Environment from Road Salt
The widespread drinking water contamination and environmental damages caused by road salt are outlined in a report recently issued...read more

February 27, 2009 - WNBZ
McHugh Announces Funding for Acid Rain Monitoring Programs
Congressman John M. McHugh announced yesterday that the Omnibus Appropriations legislation that passed the House of Representatives included funding...read more

February 26, 2009 - Watertown Daily Times
Group Wants Roads Put on Low-salt Diet
ALBANY — An Adirondack watchdog group says the region's roads are too salty. While the harsh winter weather continues to strain...read more

February 25, 2009 - Adirondack Almanack
Road Salt, Moose and Other Reasons to Drive Slower
The Adirondack Council this week issued a report on drinking-water contamination and environmental damage caused by road salt throughout New York State. The advocacy group offered six steps that could curtail the pollution, such as...read more

February 24, 2009 - Times Union
Road Crews Asked to Cut Salt, Aid Environment
ALBANY — It's time for road crews who clear roads during winter storms to switch to a low-salt diet, according to a report issued Monday by the Adirondack Council. Road salt meant to clear roads of snow and ice is...read more

February 23, 2009 - WNBZ
Gore Mountain Wind Tower Project Still Being Developed
Adirondack Park Agency officials say they could see an application from developers who are planning a commercial...read more

February 22, 2009 - Daily Gazette
Park Recovering as Acid Rain Levels Show Declines - Emissions Rules Seem to be Paying Off
Pollution in the Adirondacks continues to decline, the result of government efforts to reduce harmful emissions from power plants. According to a new report issued by...read more

February 19, 2009 - Denton Publications
LETTER TO THE EDITOR by Brian Houseal
Tell Senate Not to Freeze State Tax Payments
To the editor: All North Country taxpayers, regardless of political party, should...read more

February 16, 2009 - Daily Gazette
LETTER TO THE EDITOR by John Sheehan
N.Y. Property Tax Freeze Will Hurt Adirondacks and Its Taxpayers
I was shocked by your Feb. 9 editorial, “No use crying over proposed budget cuts; they have to be made,” supporting Gov. Paterson’s awful...read more

February 13, 2009 - Denton Publications
Notes from the North Woods
Little Noise Over Quiet Waters
The January/February 2009 issue of the Adirondack Explorer magazine has a full page advertisement announcing, "Let's hear it for Quiet Waters! Now's your chance to be heard." The advertisement is actually an...read more

February 13, 2009 - Watertown Daily Times
EPA: Adirondack, Catskill Parks' Air Improved
ALBANY — Decreased sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides emissions from the nation's power plants have lead to cleaner air in both the...read more

February 13, 2009 - Press Republican
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Committed to Mediation
TO THE EDITOR: Insofar as Michael Foxman's letter to the Editor in your...read more

February 2009 - Lake George Mirror
EDITORIAL
Cutting Air Pollution from Cement Plants May Save Lake George Songbirds
Last summer, we reported that researchers found that song birds nesting on Dome Island had 15 to 20 times more...read more

February 10, 2009 - Adirondack Express
Coalition Letter Asks State to Pay Fair Share of Taxes
A coalition of more than 150 local officials and community leaders from the Adirondack and Catskill regions today delivered a letter to all...read more

February 7, 2009 - Daily Gazette
Editorial Cartoon by Bob Emmons about the state capping tax payments land it owns. Click to view.

February 7, 2009 - Press Republican
OPINION By MICHAEL D. FOXMAN
Tupper Resort Hardly Dormant
I just read your article (P-R feb. 4) about the status of the Adirondack Club and Resort proposal for Tupper Lake. It quotes John Sheehan, the chief press relations officer of...read more

February 6, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Tupper Lakers Rally to Support Resort
TUPPER LAKE - Well over 100 people packed into the basement of the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library on Lake Street Thursday evening, braving the...read more

February 6, 2009 - The Saratogian
Tax Freeze Plan Draws Criticism
Local government leaders are alarmed at Gov. David Paterson’s plan to freeze state property tax payments to municipalities. The biggest impact would be felt in...read more

February 5, 2009 - NCPR
North Country Coalition Hopes to Kill Gov's Cap
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February 5, 2009 - Lake Placid News
Golden Arrow Retires 132 Tons of Carbon Dioxide
LAKE PLACID — The Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort retired 132 tons of carbon dioxide for the month of December 2008. The Golden Arrow accomplished...read more

February 5, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Resort is Ready to Downsize
TUPPER LAKE - The developers of the proposed Adirondack Club and Resort have released a list of some of the ways...read more

February 5, 2009 - Press Republican
Developer Reveals Changes to Big Tupper Plan
TUPPER LAKE — Developers are reworking the resort project at Big Tupper Ski Area. The Adirondack Club and Resort is a...read more

February 4, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Rally to Be Held Thursday in Support of Adirondack Club - Lawsuit to Be Decided Soon; Mayor Expresses Support for Project
TUPPER LAKE - Supporters of the proposed Adirondack Club and Resort will be holding a public rally at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library on Lake Street. The rally was organized by a...read more

February 4, 2009 - Daily Freeman
Paterson's Tax Plan Worries Towns, Counties
Local Towns and Ulster County Executive Michael Hein are beginning to fight back against a plan by Gov. David Paterson that they say would raise...read more

February 4, 2009 - Press Republican
Clues Elusive in Secretive Tupper Resort Mediation
TUPPER LAKE — Parties arbitrating a planned resort development in Tupper Lake have not met in six months. Mediation of the Adirondack Club and Resort project is...read more

February 4, 2009 - Hamilton County Express
EDITORIAL
Cap Would Violate NYS Constitution
The 2009-10 Executive Budget proposal to amend Real Property Tax Law, capping the...read more

February 4, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Time to Move on Adirondack Club
The time to find an acceptable development proposal for Tupper Lake's ski hill is now. From the beginning of...read more

February 2, 2009 - WNBZ
Towns, Environmentalists Fear Paterson’s Property Tax Plan
Local government leaders and environmentalists say communities across New York would be devastated by...read more

January 30, 2009 - Associated Press
Towns Fear Paterson's Property Tax Plan
ALBANY, N.Y. - Local government leaders and environmentalists say communities across New York would be devastated by Gov. David Paterson's proposal to cap...read more

January 30, 2009 - Post Star
Bottle Bill Bickering - Business Owners Say More Returnables Would be Big Hassle
The ticker on the bottle collection machine at Byron's Village Market, representing the number of...read more

January 30, 2009 - Watertown Daily Times
State's Tax Cap Plan Irks Legislators
CANTON — St. Lawrence County lawmakers are joining the chorus of opposition to Gov. David A. Paterson's plan to cap property tax payments Albany makes...read more

January 26, 2009 - WNBZ
Local Officials Praise Gov’s Choice of Gillibrand for Senate
Governor Paterson’s selection of Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand to the Senate seat left vacant by Hillary Clinton is being praised by...read more

January 25, 2009 - Daily Gazette
Senate Choice Pleases Experts
CAPITAL REGION — When Robert Turner first heard U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-Greenport, speak before about 50 Skidmore College students back in...read more

January 24, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Gillibrand Appointed to U.S. Senate
Earlier today, Kirsten Gillibrand was a congresswoman whose 20th District encompassed part of Saranac Lake and all of Lake Placid and Keene. Shortly after noon, Gov. David Paterson named her to fill...read more

January 22, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
DEC Revises Lows Lake floatplane Proposal: How About 4 More Years?
A new plan by the state Department of Environmental Conservation would extend commercial floatplane access to Lows Lake by...read more

January 22, 2009 - Press Republican
APA Eyes Float-Plane Regulation on Lake
RAY BROOK — A new land-use compromise would extend limited float-plane access to Lows Lake for three more years. The revised plan up for...read more

January 21, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
A Few Speak up on Open Space Plan
RAY BROOK - The first public hearing in the Adirondacks regarding the updated Open Space Conservation Plan attracted fewer than a...read more

January 16, 2009 - Press Republican
Report Inaccurate: State Tax Payments to Remain Frozen
LAKE PLACID — The governor's proposed tax-payment freeze for state lands remains in the executive budget. Several state legislators meeting with...read more

January 16, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Governor Sticks with Freeze on State Land Taxes - Resists United Call of Leaders and Advocates in the Park; Camp Gabriels Prison Also Still Slated for Closure
SARANAC LAKE - For the Adirondacks, nothing changed as the 30-day amendment period for the state budget, during...read more

January 16, 2009 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Bacon Brothers Promote Adirondack Council in TV Ads
The Adirondacks are now one degree of separation closer to Kevin Bacon. In the summer of 2008, celebrity musical brothers Michael and Kevin Bacon...read more

January 16, 2009 - Lower Hudson – Politics on the Hudson
Bacon Brothers Like The Adirondacks
The Adirondack Council has cut six PSAs with the Bacon Brothers that tout the...read more

January 15, 2009 - Watertown Daily Times
Adirondack Tax Changes Fought
ALBANY — Municipal officials and nonprofit groups in the Adirondacks are ramping up their campaign against a proposal to cap state tax payments to...read more

January 14, 2009 - WNBZ
Little Asks DEC to Rescind Forest Preserve Tax Cap
State Senator Betty Little is asking Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis to rescind an executive budget proposal that would...read more

January 13, 2009 - Adirondack Express
Governor’s Tax Cap Idea for State Land is Protested
Gov. David Paterson’s plan to trim some state spending by capping the state's...read more

January 11, 2009 - Leader Herald
Towns Face Off With State, APA
The decade-long legal controversy about a structure on Canada Lake in Caroga is one indicator of the difficulty involved in...read more

January 9, 2009 - Associated Press
New NY Open Space Plan Focuses Less on Purchases
ALBANY, N.Y. - The first Open Space Conservation Plan of Gov. David Paterson's administration talks about climate change, healthy...read more

January 9, 2009 - Watertown Daily Times
Adirondack Council Balks at 2 Budget Proposals
ALBANY — Despite Gov. David A. Paterson's call for "shared sacrifice" in his State of the State speech Wednesday, an Adirondack watchdog group strongly objects to two...read more

January 8, 2009 - Leader Herald
Address Leaves Local Leaders Wanting More
ALBANY - The area's three Republican state legislators weren't overly enthused by Democratic Gov. David Paterson's first State of the State address Wednesday, but say...read more

January 7, 2009 - Associated Press
NY Gov. Paterson: Perilous Present, Hopeful Future
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Gov. David Paterson's first State of the State was a pep talk for lawmakers and voters to persevere through...read more

January 7, 2009 - Elmira Star Gazette
Paterson Delivers a Speech With No Surprises - Governor Concentrates on Programs That Don't Cost Extra
ALBANY - State of the State speeches are meant for a governor to lay out his grand plans for the state, unfettered by the grimy...read more

January 7, 2009 - Climate Wire
Utilities Big Bidders in Carbon Auction, Enviros Work the Edges
Power companies dominated bidding in the nation's second auction for carbon permits last month, strengthening supporters' assertions that...read more

January 2, 2009 - Denton Publications
Golden Arrow Joins Forces with Adirondack Council to Fight Carbon Emissions
LAKE PLACID — The Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort recently has joined with the Adirondack Council and their Cool Park/Healthy Planet Carbon Retirement Program. The program has been created by...read more

January 2, 2009 - Denton Publications
Proposed State Tax Freeze Irks Adirondackers
ALBANY — In a rare joint effort, political representatives and environmental interest groups alike are speaking out in strong opposition to a...read more