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The Maple Ridge Wind Farm has brought millions of dollars to local governments in Lewis County and changed the landscape dramatically. Photo: David Sommerstein
Wind farm a windfall to Lewis County communities
May 15, 2013 — Wind farms are a touchy subject in the North Country. As the town of Cape Vincent wrestles with a potential project, in neighboring Lewis County another wind farm has been operating for seven years. The Maple Ridge Wind Farm has brought some big changes to its community. Go to full article
National Grid power upgrade grant helps Jefferson County dairy farm expand
May 06, 2013 — A Tylerville dairy farm, in Jefferson County, is growing, in part thanks to help from National Grid. The company awarded the farm a grant of $50,000 to increase its access to electricity. Go to full article
Court upholds local fracking bans
May 03, 2013 — New York State's second highest court has ruled in favor of two towns which passed laws banning gas drilling.
In two decisions released Thursday, the court ruled unanimously in favor of local control in Dryden and Middlefield. Go to full article
In two decisions released Thursday, the court ruled unanimously in favor of local control in Dryden and Middlefield. Go to full article
Fracking fuels grassroots activisim
Apr 30, 2013 — In the five years since New Yorkers first began to hear about horizontal hydrofracking, the state has become a battleground over the gas drilling technique.
While... Go to full article
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GE sues utility as dredging restarts on Hudson
Apr 30, 2013 — FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) General Electric Co. has filed a lawsuit against National Grid seeking money from the utility for a share of costs for the $1 billion-plus Superfund... Go to full article
Consulting firm caught in fracking bind
Apr 25, 2013 — Opponents of hydraulic fracturing are charging there's a potential conflict of interest with a consultant to New York Gov. Cuomo's environmental agency. The controversy has... Go to full article
Fracking overshadows other NYS Earth Day lobby issues
Apr 24, 2013 — Whether or not to allow hydraulic fracturing in New York continued to be the dominant issue as environmental groups held their annual Earth Day lobby day at the Capitol. ... Go to full article
Adk Energy to pay $112,000 to prevent underground gas leaks
Apr 24, 2013 — A Malone-based company will have to install new equipment to detect leaks at gas stations it owns across the North Country. Federal officials already fined Adirondack Energy... Go to full article
Elmira thinks twice about its fracking boom
Apr 23, 2013 — The City of Elmira is just seven miles from the Pennsylvania border. And for four years, the natural gas boom in Pennsylvania's Northern Tier crossed over the border and... Go to full article
NYS Board approves Quebec-NYC underground power line
Apr 19, 2013 — The New York State Public Service Board approved the Champlain Hudson Power Express Thursday. The Power Express is a proposed underground transmission line that would bring... Go to full article











