Jul 13, 2006 — This week, we're talking with some of the politicians and activists who will shape the Adirondack Park Agency's future after Governor George Pataki leaves office in January. Three local government leaders who sit on the APA commission have left or are stepping down. The agency is also facing new criticism from North Country lawmakers, including state Senator Betty Little. They have called for sweeping changes to the environmental laws that make up Park Agency Act. Ross Whaley chairs the APA commission. He says the shifting tide in Albany has brought new scrutiny and tension to his agency.  Go to full article

Jul 12, 2006 — This week, we're talking with some of the politicians and activists who will shape the Adirondack Park Agency's future after Governor George Pataki leaves office in January.
Over the last year, state Senator Betty Little, a Republican from Queensbury, has called for the APA's power to be curtailed. A few local government leaders say the agency should be abolished. But with Democrat Eliot Spitzer leading the governor's race by a comfortable margin, some pro-environment groups see this as an opportunity to strengthen the APA regulations and enforcement power. Brian Mann spoke with the Adirondack Council's John Sheehan, who says the political vacuum created by Pataki's departure has triggered new tension. (Yesterday, Brian talked with state Senator Betty Little; tomorrow: Ross Whaley, chairman of the APA.)  Go to full article

Jul 11, 2006 — In their Sunday editorial, the editors of the Glens Falls Post Star suggested that the Adirondack Park Agency may have outlived its usefulness. A growing number of local government leaders in the Park are attacking the Agency for what they describe as a top-heavy environmental bureaucracy. This week, we'll be talking with some of the key players who will shape the APA's future after Governor George Pataki leaves office. Over the last year, State senator Betty Little, a Republican from Queensbury, has proposed sweeping changes to the Agency. Little's bills, which failed to gain support in the Democrat-controlled Assembly, would have given local governments more control over development, shortened the APA's time-frame for reviewing projects, and eliminated the Agency's oversight over campgrounds. Senator Little spoke about her initiative with Brian Mann.  Go to full article

Jul 06, 2006 — The Glens Falls Post Star is reporting this morning that National Guardsmen from the North Country will be sent to Arizona to help patrol the US-Mexico border. Brian...  Go to full article

Jun 07, 2006 — Last November a couple of amateur archeologists and local historians in Fort Edward found something potentially huge... an old burial site they say contains scores of...  Go to full article

May 12, 2006 — Developers of an industrial wind project near Gore Mountain in the Adirondacks won a small victory yesterday. The Adirondack Park Agency's board agreed that a new tower,...  Go to full article

Apr 11, 2006 — The debate over global warming and climate change has, for the most part, ended. It's for real. Last week's cover of Time Magazine screamed "Be worried, be very worried". ...  Go to full article