Press Releases
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Court Gives Polluters a Reprieve; Five-Decade Lake Testing Program Due to End in August; Air Testing to Continue, But in Fewer Locations
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
The state legislative and budget sessions are done, at least for now, and there were some solid wins for the Adirondacks achieved over the past six months.
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
The Adirondack Council is pleased to announce it will present its 2024 Conservationist of the Year as Northeast Wilderness Trust at its Forever Wild Day celebration on July 13. The Council will also present its environmental and justice activist, Benita Law-Diao, with its Special Recognition Award at Forever Wild Day.
Monday, May 20, 2024
The Adirondack Council's Aaron Mair has donated his environmental justice papers to the Library of Congress for its new Environmental Justice collection.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
The state Senate and Assembly have passed the Wildlife Crossing Act, which directs the Department of Transportation to identify good places for wildlife crossings. This is great news for wildlife and people in the Empire State. The Council will continue advocating until Gov. Kathy Hochul signs it into law.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
The Essex Farm Institute, a program of the Adirondack Council, is celebrating Earth Week by announcing the ninth annual farm grants to Adirondack farmers and businesses. In 2024, the grants will help bees, pay for dam removal, increase composting, and reduce fossil fuel use among the 16 grant recipients.
Monday, April 22, 2024
New York officially has a state budget, and many of the programs that the Adirondack Council advocated for were given funding in the final budget. Learn more about which Adirondack priorities were backed by the legislature and governor.
Friday, March 15, 2024
The state Senate and Assembly proposed restoring funding to numerous Adirondack programs after Gov. Kathy Hochul left those items out of her budget proposal.
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Essex Farm Institute's annual Micro-grants application is now open for 2024! Applications are now being accepted until April 1, 2024.
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
The Adirondack Council today congratulated The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for developing...
