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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>Why low Lake Ontario levels mean high St. Lawrence levels</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21999/20130517/why-low-lake-ontario-levels-mean-high-st-lawrence-levels</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 17, 2013) We&apos;ve reported for months - years even - that the Great Lakes, from Superior to Ontario, are at historically low water levels.So we were surprised to get the news this week that regulators are lowering the gates at the Iroquois Dam near Ogdensburg because the St. Lawrence River is too high.It&apos;s quite a puzzle. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21999/20130517/why-low-lake-ontario-levels-mean-high-st-lawrence-levels">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[We&apos;ve reported for months - years even - that the Great Lakes, from Superior to Ontario, are at historically low water levels.So we were surprised to get the news this week that regulators are lowering the gates at the Iroquois Dam near Ogdensburg because the St. Lawrence River is too high.It&apos;s quite a puzzle. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21999/20130517/why-low-lake-ontario-levels-mean-high-st-lawrence-levels">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:29</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, environment, water levels, lake ontario, tijf, stlv, st. lawrence river, boating, outdoor recreation, st. lawrence county, wilson hill, massena, ogdensburg, [loc:44.727284 -75.3210467], transportation, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Low water levels come in handy for Sandy</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20760/20121030/low-water-levels-come-in-handy-for-sandy</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 30, 2012) One potential consequence of Sandy that emergency personnel haven&apos;t been worried about is widespread flooding from the region&apos;s largest bodies of water. That&apos;s because Lake Champlain, Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River are all at low levels already. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20760/20121030/low-water-levels-come-in-handy-for-sandy">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[One potential consequence of Sandy that emergency personnel haven&apos;t been worried about is widespread flooding from the region&apos;s largest bodies of water. That&apos;s because Lake Champlain, Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River are all at low levels already. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20760/20121030/low-water-levels-come-in-handy-for-sandy">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:07</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, hurricanesandy, tijf, stlv, lake champlain, water levels, lake ontario, st. lawrence river, weather, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Kids study water levels&apos; impact on St. Lawrence wetlands</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20721/20121024/kids-study-water-levels-apos-impact-on-st-lawrence-wetlands</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 24, 2012) Construction of the giant hydropower dam near Massena in the 1950s forever tamed the once-wild St. Lawrence River. It allowed engineers to harness the river&apos;s natural ebb and flow for energy production and to protect homes and ports at the same time. But in the process, it hurt the indigenous plants and animals that depend on those highs and lows to survive.The environmental group Save The River has been leading a charge to persuade the agency that controls water levels to return more natural ebbs and flows to the St. Lawrence. One way is by giving the younger generation of River residents a &quot;hands-on&quot; lesson. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20721/20121024/kids-study-water-levels-apos-impact-on-st-lawrence-wetlands">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Joanna Richards</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Construction of the giant hydropower dam near Massena in the 1950s forever tamed the once-wild St. Lawrence River. It allowed engineers to harness the river&apos;s natural ebb and flow for energy production and to protect homes and ports at the same time. But in the process, it hurt the indigenous plants and animals that depend on those highs and lows to survive.The environmental group Save The River has been leading a charge to persuade the agency that controls water levels to return more natural ebbs and flows to the St. Lawrence. One way is by giving the younger generation of River residents a &quot;hands-on&quot; lesson. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20721/20121024/kids-study-water-levels-apos-impact-on-st-lawrence-wetlands">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:05</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, environment, outdoor recreation, [loc:44.3154117 -76.0119083], water levels, st. lawrence, international joint commission, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Congressman Owens says Cuomo administration &quot;noncommittal&quot; on new water levels plan</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19986/20120615/congressman-owens-says-cuomo-administration-quot-noncommittal-quot-on-new-water-levels-plan</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 15, 2012) The new water levels proposal for the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario has garnered some criticism from a group of state lawmakers along the lake&apos;s southern shore. This week they asked the governor to oppose the plan. Last week, Congressman Bill Owens came out in favor of the proposal and said he&apos;d ask for Governor Cuomo&apos;s support. As Joanna Richards reports, Owens and environmental advocates say the opposition&apos;s arguments aren&apos;t based on the facts of the new plan. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19986/20120615/congressman-owens-says-cuomo-administration-quot-noncommittal-quot-on-new-water-levels-plan">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Joanna Richards</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The new water levels proposal for the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario has garnered some criticism from a group of state lawmakers along the lake&apos;s southern shore. This week they asked the governor to oppose the plan. Last week, Congressman Bill Owens came out in favor of the proposal and said he&apos;d ask for Governor Cuomo&apos;s support. As Joanna Richards reports, Owens and environmental advocates say the opposition&apos;s arguments aren&apos;t based on the facts of the new plan. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19986/20120615/congressman-owens-says-cuomo-administration-quot-noncommittal-quot-on-new-water-levels-plan">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:33</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, environment, outdoor recreation, science, Save the River, water levels, [loc:44.2394910 -76.0857759], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario communities at odds over water levels</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19819/20120514/st-lawrence-river-and-lake-ontario-communities-at-odds-over-water-levels</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 14, 2012) Water levels in the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario have been regulated since the 1950s.  Levels have been controlled, so they can’t rise too high, or drop too low.  But the International Joint Commission wants to change that, because the IJC says it’s been bad for the environment.  Many scientists and environmental groups support the IJC’s plan to allow the water to flow more naturally.  But some lake-shore property owners fear that the high water will wash their homes away.  Julie Grant reports. Carlet Cleare of WXXI in Rochester assisted in the production of this story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19819/20120514/st-lawrence-river-and-lake-ontario-communities-at-odds-over-water-levels">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Julie Grant</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Water levels in the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario have been regulated since the 1950s.  Levels have been controlled, so they can’t rise too high, or drop too low.  But the International Joint Commission wants to change that, because the IJC says it’s been bad for the environment.  Many scientists and environmental groups support the IJC’s plan to allow the water to flow more naturally.  But some lake-shore property owners fear that the high water will wash their homes away.  Julie Grant reports. Carlet Cleare of WXXI in Rochester assisted in the production of this story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19819/20120514/st-lawrence-river-and-lake-ontario-communities-at-odds-over-water-levels">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>07:32</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, tijf, politics, environment, spring, outdoor recreation, water levels, floods, [loc:44.2394910 -76.0857759], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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