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Adirondack Council Lauds Climate Bill

August 8, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

US Capitol Building SouthAdirondack conservation advocates the Adirondack Council today celebrated the U.S. Senate’s approval of landmark climate legislation, applauding a bill that invests hundreds of billions of dollars into programs designed to speed the nation’s transition away from fossil fuels and toward cleaner energy sources.

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will also reduce the fossil fuel-fired emissions that cause acid rain and smog, while increasing employment and boosting domestic manufacturing.  The bill is expected to pass the House of Representatives later this week and be signed into law by President Joe Biden. [Read more…] about Adirondack Council Lauds Climate Bill

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Council, Adirondacks, clean air, Climate Change, conservation, energy, Environmental History, Environmental Justice, Joe Biden, politics

Adk Council: Manchin Harming Adirondacks, Local Green Jobs

July 19, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adirondack CouncilWest Virginia Senator Joe Manchin’s refusal to negotiate legislation to curb climate change will harm New York’s Adirondack Park as well as the growing clean-manufacturing economy in nearby Plattsburgh, according to the Adirondack Council.

The Council called on New York State government to intensify its efforts to reduce carbon emissions, and called on the state’s voters to approve the Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Bond Act on the ballot November 8th. [Read more…] about Adk Council: Manchin Harming Adirondacks, Local Green Jobs

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Council, Adirondacks, clean air, Climate Change, Clinton County, energy, Environmental History, Essex County, Franklin County, Hamilton County, Herkimer COunty, nature, Plattsburgh, politics, St Lawrence County, Warren County

Where There’s Wood Smoke, There’s Pollution

December 25, 2021 by Paul Hetzler Leave a Comment

wood smoke from woodstovesA recent upswing in woodstove use might sound yawn-worthy, but recent findings about the dire health effects of wood smoke might mean the long-term future of wood as a heating fuel is in question.

As someone who grew up with wood heat, I assumed it was hands-down one of the most sustainable, eco-positive fuels for home heating. Like many other widely shared conventions, it turns out the veracity of that assumption depends on a lot of things.

How many people burn wood in a given locale is an obvious factor. The number of homes using wood heat rose sharply in the years following the 1998 ice storm which left residents without power for weeks on end. Also no surprise, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the use of wood heat. [Read more…] about Where There’s Wood Smoke, There’s Pollution

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: clean air, energy, Environmental History, Forestry, Logging, pollution, Public Health

Black Carbon: Some History & Science of Soot

October 24, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Environmental Conservation Officers with stopped diesel truckBurning fuel, like wood and gasoline, happens around the world every day. Most of the time, we burn fuels to make heat or power engines. Sometimes the burning happens by accident, as in the case of wildfires.

Most of the time, the process of burning fuels creates emissions in the form of visible smoke. Black carbon is a significant component of fine particulate matter pollution and a key ingredient in “soot.”  [Read more…] about Black Carbon: Some History & Science of Soot

Filed Under: History, Nature Tagged With: clean air, Climate Change, energy, Environmental History, Industrial History, pollution, Science

Adk Park Advocates Call For Civilian Climate Corps, Action by Congress

October 6, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adirondack CouncilBold action is needed in Congress if the Adirondack Park is to benefit from several federal funding and policy initiatives that could combat acid rain, climate change and water pollution, while making much-needed investments in communities including broadband communications and new infrastructure to cope with more frequent storms and flooding, the Adirondack Council said in a statement to the press this week. [Read more…] about Adk Park Advocates Call For Civilian Climate Corps, Action by Congress

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Council, Adirondacks, broadband, clean air, Climate Change, energy, nature, pollution, water quality

State Efforts Against EPA Rollbacks Applauded

May 24, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adirondack CouncilThe Adirondack Council has thanked New York Attorney General Letitia James, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos for standing up to the Trump administration’s rollbacks in environmental regulations and enforcement. [Read more…] about State Efforts Against EPA Rollbacks Applauded

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Council, clean air, clean water, DEC, environment, EPA, politics

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