The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued the phosphorus pollution limits for the Vermont segments of Lake Champlain. WAMC’s North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley reports on what the limits mean for the lake.The EPA issued the final phosphorus Total Maximum Daily Load, … [Read more...] about EPA Issues Lake Champlain Phosphorus Pollution Levels (WAMC)
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High-Voltage Cable to be Buried in Lake Champlain (Shelburne News)
Last month, Vermont regulators approved a major power transmission project... known as the New England Clean Power Link, [that] will transmit hydroelectric power sourced in Canada to a converter station in Ludlow, where it will then be distributed as a renewable source of … [Read more...] about High-Voltage Cable to be Buried in Lake Champlain (Shelburne News)
Peter Paine: NYS is Breaking Adirondack Park Rules
The man who wrote two of the Adirondack Park's most important environmental laws says state officials are breaking the rules with a plan passed earlier this month. Peter Paine from Willsboro was the principal author of the State Land Master Plan and New York's Wild … [Read more...] about Peter Paine: NYS is Breaking Adirondack Park Rules
Ground Fire: Split Rock Wild Forest
This weekend we received reports from Rock Harbor residents that a helicopter equipped with a suspended apparatus (a "hanging basket") was flying back and forth between Lake Champlain and the Split Rock Wild Forest, ostensibly shuttling water from the lake and dropping it on a … [Read more...] about Ground Fire: Split Rock Wild Forest
Wildway Overlook Trail
These photographs were taken on the Champlain Area Trails Wildway Overlook trail early in the morning on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. The trail is a short one mile or so from Brookfield Road in the town of Essex, New York. It is an amazing view of the great diversity we have in the … [Read more...] about Wildway Overlook Trail