Albany, NY, Jan 05, 2012 — Governor Cuomo's agenda for the coming year includes more than $20 billion for capital projects aimed at boosting the state's infrastructure.

One of the big ticket items is a $2 billion plan to develop new high tech utility lines designed to feed electricity from producers in the North Country and Quebec to consumers downstate. Brian Mann reports.  Go to full article

Tupper Lake, NY, Jun 21, 2011 — State lawmakers have given final approval to a land swap in the Adirondacks that allowed National Grid to bring a new power line to the village of Tupper Lake. Work on the new line, which stretches from Colton to Tupper Lake is already complete and has reduced the number of power outages the town experiences.

But the project required construction on roughly six acres of "forever wild" Park land. National Grid purchased 20 acres along the Raquette River that is being added to park land as a trade. The land swap was authorized by voters statewide in a ballot referendum in 2009 but the deal needed one final vote of approval from the state Senate.

The project had support from a wide range of groups, from local government leaders to environmental activists.  Go to full article

Mar 07, 2011 — As we've been hearing in John Dillon's report, there is a debate raging over the future of Hydro Quebec's power projects and their impact on the environment.

Brian Mann has traveled repeatedly to Cree Crounty in northern Quebec, talking with local leaders about the way industrial power projects are changing their villages and the landscape.

This morning as part of our series Story 2.0, we'll revisit his report from 2007.  Go to full article