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<title>Amish farmers partner with Agri-Mark</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 18, 2013) Most of the North Country is losing population, and losing farms. But there&apos;s one group that keeps growing: Old Order Amish. They&apos;re drawn  to the St. Lawrence Valley by the area&apos;s cheap, available farmland. They Amish live an agrarian lifestyle that&apos;s more 19th century than 21st century. But in order to support their communities and their culture, the Amish have had to find a place in the local economy, including the dairy industry and an unlikely partnership with Agri-Mark. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21814/20130418/amish-farmers-partner-with-agri-mark">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>VT, NY weigh in on proposed natural gas pipeline </title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 27, 2013) A proposed natural gas pipeline from Vermont to the International Paper Mill in Ticonderoga, New York, has some Vermont residents up in arms. But International Paper and the North Country Regional Economic Development Council argue that supplying the mill with natural gas is vital to the North Country economy. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21697/20130327/vt-ny-weigh-in-on-proposed-natural-gas-pipeline">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>What &quot;sustainability&quot; means for the North Country</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 28, 2013) The North Country Sustainability Plan was unveiled last week. The plan tackles energy, land use, transportation and water and waste management across seven counties. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21328/20130128/what-quot-sustainability-quot-means-for-the-north-country">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Watertown scares away thousands of crows with pyrotechnics, noise</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 15, 2013) It&apos;s an eerie sight: Every winter, around dusk each night, a flock of between 20,000 and 30,000 crows gathers in the trees around the Black River in Watertown. They can be a neat sight against the white winter landscape, but the city wants them gone. That&apos;s because they squawk and poop and generally annoy a lot of city residents. The city has hired a wildlife management company to disperse the birds. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21246/20130115/watertown-scares-away-thousands-of-crows-with-pyrotechnics-noise">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Burlington Board of Health holds F-35 hearing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 28, 2012) The F-35, the Air Force&apos;s new fighter jet, may be coming to the Burlington airport. People are worried about noise from the plane, but there&apos;s also another concern: public health. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20970/20121128/burlington-board-of-health-holds-f-35-hearing">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>How to track road kill on your smart phone (seriously)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 27, 2012) We&apos;ve all seen or experienced it - unfortunate wildlife dashes in front of a car at just the wrong time—and its remains splatter across the road. But Danielle Garneau, a wildlife ecologist at SUNY Plattsburgh, says the road kill we&apos;re likely to see on roads this holiday season can teach us a lot: she&apos;s using a new smartphone app for citizen scientists. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20950/20121127/how-to-track-road-kill-on-your-smart-phone-seriously">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Expiring tax credits blow ill wind </title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 20, 2012) The Route 11 corridor has seen a lot of wind development over the past few years. Developers have been busy securing sites, building roads, and trucking turbine materials in. In Clinton, there&apos;s a new wind farm in town called Marble River. They&apos;ve just finished putting up 70 new turbines. Much of this wind growth is the result of a federal energy subsidy called the production tax credit. But that credit may expire at the end of the year. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20913/20121120/expiring-tax-credits-blow-ill-wind">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Burlington area residents debate F-35 noise</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 5, 2012) Last spring the Air Force announced that Burlington was one of two preferred sites for a fleet of new F-35 fighter jets. The F-35s are a lot louder than the F-16s that currently take off and land from Burlington International Airport.Many area residents are worried about the noise from the jets and its effect on their property values. Others are glad that the F-35 would guarantee a continued Air Force presence in Burlington. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20605/20121005/burlington-area-residents-debate-f-35-noise">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Combating sea lamprey on Lake Champlain</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 19, 2012) If you&apos;re fishing for salmon or lake trout in Lake Champlain, you might end up with a fish you didn&apos;t bargain for. Sea lamprey are parasitic fish that look like eels. They latch on to larger fish and slowly drain out their body fluids. Lamprey can decimate entire fish populations, so every four years the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with help from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department and New York&apos;s DEC, treats Lake Champlain tributaries with pesticides to control lamprey populations. This year&apos;s first treatment took place last week in the Saranac River delta in Plattsburgh. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20502/20120919/combating-sea-lamprey-on-lake-champlain">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Judge allows anti-APA case to proceed</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 13, 2012) A judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that state officials conspired illegally with an environmental group against a landowner in the Adirondacks. Leroy Douglas filed the lawsuit in 2010, claiming the Adirondack Park Agency worked in concert with the Adirondack Council to reopen an enforcement case involving his property on Silver Lake in Clinton County. Tuesday&apos;s court ruling dismissed many of Douglas claims, but allowed the case to proceed to trial. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20475/20120913/judge-allows-anti-apa-case-to-proceed">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>A year after Irene, Vermont reflects on recovery</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 27, 2012) Tropical Storm Irene devastated mountain villages across the Northeast a year ago. Vermont was particularly hard hit. Major flooding downed bridges, tore houses off their foundations, washed out roads, and even left some towns inaccessible. The state&apos;s been hard at work rebuilding since. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20371/20120827/a-year-after-irene-vermont-reflects-on-recovery">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Boathouse case may go to highest NY court</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 10, 2012) A groundbreaking legal case about which government can regulate boathouses isn’t over yet. The Grimditch family of Lake Placid hopes the state’s highest court will review a June 28 appellate court decision that ruled the town of North Elba does have jurisdiction over boathouses on Lake Placid. Previously, an Essex County judge had sided with the Grimditches, saying only the state can regulate boathouses because they’re on navigable waterways, not on land. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20286/20120810/boathouse-case-may-go-to-highest-ny-court">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>State of the Lake: new report investigates water quality and health of Lake Champlain </title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 9, 2012) Every few years the Lake Champlain Basin Program publishes a &quot;state of the lake” report, detailing environmental quality in Lake Champlain. This year’s report came out last week. It says that while the overall health of the main lake is good, certain areas, like the Northeast arm and Missisquoi Bay, have higher levels of phosphorus pollution and algae blooms. Sarah Harris spoke with Bill Howland, director of the Basin Program, about the report. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20278/20120809/state-of-the-lake-new-report-investigates-water-quality-and-health-of-lake-champlain">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Local government review board blasts $47 million Cuomo land deal as &quot;irresponsible&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 7, 2012) A state funded watchdog group is blasting Governor Cuomo for his decision to purchase tens of thousands of acres of Adirondack land, to be added to the Park&apos;s forest preserve.  The $47-milllion deal was unveiled on Sunday.  A group called the Adirondack Park Local Government Review board is calling the decision irresponsible.  Brian Mann has details. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20271/20120807/local-government-review-board-blasts-47-million-cuomo-land-deal-as-quot-irresponsible-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Cuomo signs historic $47 million deal to protect Hudson River watershed</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 6, 2012) In a surprise move Governor Andrew Cuomo traveled to Lake Placid on Sunday and signed an agreement that will expand the Adirondack forest preserve by nearly 70,000 acres. &quot;I&apos;m here today for one purpose and one purpose only and that&apos;s to sit at that table and sign the check on today&apos;s [land] acquisition and it&apos;s going to be my pleasure,&quot; Cuomo said.The price tag for the deal is just over $47 million.  The preservation effort, engineered by the Adirondack Nature Conservancy, is being described as the largest single expansion of the Park’s protected lands in a century.  Brian Mann was in Lake Placid for the signing ceremony and has our story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20262/20120806/cuomo-signs-historic-47-million-deal-to-protect-hudson-river-watershed">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>New USDA program to help VT farmers reduce phosphorus loading</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 2, 2012) Lake Champlain’s Missisquoi Bay is plagued by phosphorus pollution. When hot weather comes, the pollution feeds potentially dangerous blue-green algae blooms. Phosphorus is a common fertilizer,  and the excess causing the local problems comes primarily from agricultural runoff. An international study has helped pinpoint the sources around the big bay, which spans the Vermont-Quebec border in the northeast corner of the lake.  Sarah Harris reports on a new USDA program that uses the targeted information to help farmers in the surrounding watershed change their methods and reduce pollution. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20034/20120702/new-usda-program-to-help-vt-farmers-reduce-phosphorus-loading">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>A year later, learning new flood management techniques </title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 11, 2012) A year has passed since spring floods and Tropical Storm Irene wreaked havoc on Lake Champlain and its tributaries. Researchers, scientists, safety officials and nonprofit leaders have been meeting in New York and Vermont, trying to sort out what those events mean for the future of communities in the Champlain Valley, and for the lake’s ecosystems. Last week they gathered at the University of Vermont. Sarah Harris was there and has our story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19956/20120611/a-year-later-learning-new-flood-management-techniques">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>South Burlington City Council votes against F-35s</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 23, 2012) Host intro: The Vermont Air National Guard is considering whether to make Burlington International Airport home to a fleet of new F-35 fighter jets. Communities around the airport debated the jets’ presence at a public hearing last week. The Environmental Impact statement put out by the Air Force says that the new jets will bring higher noise levels to neighborhoods surrounding the airport. On Monday night, South Burlington’s City Council voted  4 – 1 to oppose the plan. Sarah Harris has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19867/20120523/south-burlington-city-council-votes-against-f-35s">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Council pushes for APA law update </title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 9, 2012) The Adirondacks’ largest environmental advocacy group is pushing for an overhaul of the rules that have guided development in the Park for 40 years. The Adirondack Council is calling for policy reform that would rehone the mission of the Adirondack Park Agency, and strengthen and clarify key portions of the law the agency works under.John Sheehan is communications director of the Council, which has offices in Elizabethtown and Albany. He sat down with Martha Foley recently to talk in-depth about the effort and about the evolution of the environmental movement in the park. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19801/20120509/council-pushes-for-apa-law-update">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Bauer returns to Park-wide environmental debate with new post</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 8, 2012) One of the North Country&apos;s most outspoken environmental leaders is returning to the Park-wide debate in the Adirondacks.Peter Bauer, who led the Residents Committee to Protect the Adirondacks, has spent the last five years working on conservation issues in the Lake George area. In that role, he&apos;s been far less visible and far less controversial. But Bauer announced yesterday that he&apos;ll take over as executive director of Protect the Adirondacks, a group that formed in 2009.  He spoke about the move with Brian Mann. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19796/20120508/bauer-returns-to-park-wide-environmental-debate-with-new-post">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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