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Did the EPA put jobs ahead of the environment?

The Environmental Protection Agency has made official what we reported earlier this morning. The agency released a final plan for cleaning up PCB-contaminated sediment Alcoa released into the Grasse River until the chemical was banned in the 1970s....

NY-21 GOP primary a big test for Matt Doheny

Matt Doheny is the prohibitive favorite in this week’s Republican primary. He’s run a far more aggressive, well-funded and vibrant campaign than Kellie Green. After his high-profile contests with Conservative Doug Hoffman and Democrat...

A jump on Spring

Amy Ivy and I talk today about satisfying that itch to rush the gardening season. It’s always there, as the days get longer and the snow clears. There are mornings you walk outside and smell earth and water in a mix that is unmistakeably...

A walk that was for the birds

Did you get a chance to take part in the annual Great Backyard Bird Count this past weekend? I admit I put it off until Monday afternoon – the last day of the count – and decided to count birds during the first part of an afternoon walk with...

A safe Seaway?

This morning on The 8 O’Clock Hour, I reported on the balance between economic and environmental concerns on the St. Lawrence Seaway. After all, what’s known as the “Seaway” is our St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes, the...

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Sarah Councell on the wall

Climbing Gyms: The Joy of Grabbing Rock Indoors

by Brian Mann

Nov 25, 2003 — This time of year, when the weather turns gray and damp, it can be tough getting outdoors. For more and more rock climbers, that means a trip to the gym, where indoor walls and artificial crags offer a very different sort of challenge. Brian Mann visited the Munro Family Climbing Wall at St. Lawrence University and sends this audio postcard. Go to full article

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