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<itunes:summary>News stories from the Adirondack North Country filed by Matt Richmond</itunes:summary>
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<title>Court upholds local fracking bans</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21917/20130503/court-upholds-local-fracking-bans</link>
<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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<itunes:author>NCPR: Matt Richmond</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:17</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, environment, cuomo, energy, hydro fracking, fracking, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Elmira thinks twice about its fracking boom</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21840/20130423/elmira-thinks-twice-about-its-fracking-boom</link>
<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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<itunes:author>NCPR: Matt Richmond</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:56</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, economy, environment, cuomo, health, agriculture, energy, mining, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Startup looks for a way around knee surgery</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21741/20130404/startup-looks-for-a-way-around-knee-surgery</link>
<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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<itunes:author>NCPR: Matt Richmond</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:20</itunes:duration>
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<title>Will Cuomo blueprint solve NY&apos;s energy puzzle?</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21636/20130319/will-cuomo-blueprint-solve-ny-apos-s-energy-puzzle</link>
<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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<itunes:author>NCPR: Matt Richmond</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:04</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, cuomo, environment, albany, energy, power, electricity, chpv, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], topstory, ITenergy</itunes:keywords>
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<title>How would New York deal with hydrofracking wastewater?</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21543/20130305/how-would-new-york-deal-with-hydrofracking-wastewater</link>
<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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<itunes:author>NCPR: Matt Richmond</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:54</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, cuomo, environment, hydrofracking, [loc:42.0986867 -75.9179738], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Fracking delay&apos;s effect is in the eye of the beholder</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21469/20130219/fracking-delay-apos-s-effect-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder</link>
<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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<itunes:author>NCPR: Matt Richmond</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:39</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, cuomo, environment, energy, fracking,, health, albany, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>NYS DEC cuts complicate fracking picture</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21325/20130125/nys-dec-cuts-complicate-fracking-picture</link>
<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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<itunes:author>NCPR: Matt Richmond</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:45</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, environment, cuomo, hydrofracking, DEC, new york state, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Researchers hope to make the job of first responders easier</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21289/20130121/researchers-hope-to-make-the-job-of-first-responders-easier</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 21, 2013) New York State first responders have had plenty of opportunity to put their training to the test over the past two years during extreme weather events like Hurricane Sandy and Tropical Storms Lee and Irene. The Innovation Trail&apos;s Matt Richmond reports on research that may make their challenging job easier, starting from the ground up. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21289/20130121/researchers-hope-to-make-the-job-of-first-responders-easier">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Matt Richmond</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[New York State first responders have had plenty of opportunity to put their training to the test over the past two years during extreme weather events like Hurricane Sandy and Tropical Storms Lee and Irene. The Innovation Trail&apos;s Matt Richmond reports on research that may make their challenging job easier, starting from the ground up. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21289/20130121/researchers-hope-to-make-the-job-of-first-responders-easier">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:27</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>[loc:42.4595171 -76.4866067], photolead, economy, health, emergency, science, technology, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>NY State Assembly takes last-minute look at fracking</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21250/20130114/ny-state-assembly-takes-last-minute-look-at-fracking</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 14, 2013) New York&apos;s Department of Environmental Conservation stopped accepting public comments on the state&apos;s revised regulations for hydraulic fracturing on Friday. The end of the comment period drew more opponents of the natural gas extraction method to Albany. Led by Yoko Ono and her son, Sean Lennon, they brought stacks of anti-fracking comments to the DEC.The deadline also prompted the Democratic-controlled state assembly to convene a last-minute public hearing Thursday. It was a day-long session that included some heated exchanges, and a call for another moratorium. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21250/20130114/ny-state-assembly-takes-last-minute-look-at-fracking">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Matt Richmond</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[New York&apos;s Department of Environmental Conservation stopped accepting public comments on the state&apos;s revised regulations for hydraulic fracturing on Friday. The end of the comment period drew more opponents of the natural gas extraction method to Albany. Led by Yoko Ono and her son, Sean Lennon, they brought stacks of anti-fracking comments to the DEC.The deadline also prompted the Democratic-controlled state assembly to convene a last-minute public hearing Thursday. It was a day-long session that included some heated exchanges, and a call for another moratorium. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21250/20130114/ny-state-assembly-takes-last-minute-look-at-fracking">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:25</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, politics, environment, cuomo, health, albany, mining, energy, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Cuomo wants casinos upstate first</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21242/20130111/cuomo-wants-casinos-upstate-first</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 11, 2013) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo&apos;s State of the State address offered more details on a plan to expand casino gambling in New York State. The governor described casino development as an integral part of his ambitions for reviving the economy across the state, and he wants new casinos upstate first. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21242/20130111/cuomo-wants-casinos-upstate-first">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Matt Richmond</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo&apos;s State of the State address offered more details on a plan to expand casino gambling in New York State. The governor described casino development as an integral part of his ambitions for reviving the economy across the state, and he wants new casinos upstate first. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21242/20130111/cuomo-wants-casinos-upstate-first">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:15</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, economy, cuomo, gaming, gambling, native, mohawk, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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