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<title>Farmers and beekeepers respond to colony collapse</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 23, 2013) Since 2006, honey bees have been abandoning seemingly healthy hives in large numbers.That&apos;s raised the alarm worldwide among beekeepers, farmers and researchers.  Honey bees are big business, and some of the industries that are dependent on bees are adapting, finding ways to manage the losses. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22036/20130523/farmers-and-beekeepers-respond-to-colony-collapse">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Will immigration reform ease NY&apos;s farm labor shortage?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 21, 2013) As lawmakers in Washington debate the immigration reform bill released last month, farmers in New York State are hoping to find enough workers to fully staff their operations.The Senate Judiciary Committee spent a day last week amending the 844-page bill, legislation that includes changes to guest worker programs. The changes may be good news for New York farmers. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22021/20130521/will-immigration-reform-ease-ny-apos-s-farm-labor-shortage">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Undocumented farmworkers weigh benefits against risks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 20, 2013) New York&apos;s farms employ about 60,000 people and no one knows how many of those workers are here illegally. According to one estimate, 70 percent of the state&apos;s agricultural workforce is undocumented. Some stay for years, long enough to raise a family. But it&apos;s risky. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22012/20130520/undocumented-farmworkers-weigh-benefits-against-risks">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Court upholds local fracking bans</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 3, 2013) New York State&apos;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. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21917/20130503/court-upholds-local-fracking-bans">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Elmira thinks twice about its fracking boom</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (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&apos;s Northern Tier crossed over the border and boosted Elmira&apos;s economy. But that natural gas rush has slowed down, and  there&apos;s disagreement in Elmira about whether a temporary boom is worth the costs. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21840/20130423/elmira-thinks-twice-about-its-fracking-boom">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Startup looks for a way around knee surgery</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 4, 2013) Knee pain is among the most common medical complaints across age groups from young athletes to aging baby boomers. Often, the trouble is in the meniscus cartilage, and often, the prescription is surgery.But recent studies comparing results of physical therapy to outcomes of surgery find PT to be equally effective in many cases.  A Binghamton company is working on one less invasive treatment. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21741/20130404/startup-looks-for-a-way-around-knee-surgery">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Will Cuomo blueprint solve NY&apos;s energy puzzle?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 19, 2013) Late last year, the Cuomo administration laid out its agenda to address New York&apos;s future energy requirements. All this week, reporters from the Innovation Trail are putting different parts of that complex energy puzzle under the microscope.In this first report, Matt Richmond examines the goals of that plan, known as the Energy Highway Blueprint. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21636/20130319/will-cuomo-blueprint-solve-ny-apos-s-energy-puzzle">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>How would New York deal with hydrofracking wastewater?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 5, 2013) About four million gallons of water goes into a typical Marcellus Shale well during the fracking process. As much as 20 percent of what went in comes back out right away. That&apos;s what&apos;s known as flowback water.Over the life of a producing well, more than a million gallons comes out, and after the initial flowback the rest is known as produced water. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21543/20130305/how-would-new-york-deal-with-hydrofracking-wastewater">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Fracking delay&apos;s effect is in the eye of the beholder</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 19, 2013) Last week,  New York State officials announced another delay of their final decision on hydrofracking. The Department of Environmental Conservation will wait for a report on the health protections in its environmental review of fracking. Then the environmental review can be completed. The time frame could be less than a month or it could be much longer. And both pro- and anti-fracking groups took heart from the delay. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21469/20130219/fracking-delay-apos-s-effect-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>NYS DEC cuts complicate fracking picture</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 25, 2013) Proponents and opponents of hydrofracking in New York state read Gov. Andrew Cuomo&apos;s budget closely for clues about fracking&apos;s future in the state.They didn&apos;t see much. A decision on whether fracking will be allowed is expected after a health study is complete in February.The agency overseeing the review, and in charge of permitting should fracking get the go-ahead, is New York&apos;s Department of Environmental Conservation. And it&apos;s in for a cut of five and a half percent in Cuomo&apos;s new budget. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21325/20130125/nys-dec-cuts-complicate-fracking-picture">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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