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Story of the Day NCPR
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Get your daily dose of what's happening in New York's North Country, the Adirondacks, Vermont, Canada, and beyond. Host David Sommerstein presents the best stories from North Country Public Radio's award-winning newsroom. You'll hear the most interesting voices on the most important issues in the region. There's even a micro-newscast to keep you up to date. When you miss
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6/21/24: The battle over Blind Bay
The controversy over a small, largely undeveloped bay in the Thousand Islands comes to a head next week. U.S. Customs and Border Protection wants to build a new facility there. Local residents, politicians, and environmentalists want to stop them. Also: The Adirondack Park Agency approved the use of a chemical herbicide to kill an invasive plant in Lake George against objections from green groups.
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6/20/24: Climate change and older adults
When we talk about the effects of climate change, we rarely hear about how it will affect older adults. A conversation with an expert about how to protect seniors who will be among the most vulnerable as the Earth warms. Also: Three carriers are competing to provide subsidized air service at the Plattsburgh airport.
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6/19/24: The meaning of Juneteenth, in Watertown
On Juneteenth, a conversation with the organizer of Juneteenth events in Watertown. Bianca Ellis hopes the holiday motivates people to learn more about Black history and excellence, and encourages people of African descent to tell their own stories. Also: Adirondack forest rangers rescued lost and injured hikers, helped stranded kayakers and found two deceased people in the woods last week.
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6/18/24: Get used to more heatwaves like this
This week's heatwave is part of a trend of warmer, more extreme weather events in the Adirondack North Country. A climatologist from SUNY ESF on how the region's summer are changing and how we'll have to adapt. Also: State and local officials have set up cooling stations across the state and the North Country to help people who don't have air conditioning.
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6/17/24: The barges laying electric cable in Lake Champlain
Look out on Lake Champlain this summer and you'll see a set of large barges at work. They're laying 97-miles of electric transmission cables for the Champlain Hudson Power Express to New York City. How they do it, and criticisms of the project. Also: The popular Longway's diner near Watertown suffered major damage in a fire over the weekend.
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6/14/24: The search for the mooneye fish
Researchers at Clarkson University are studying a rare, prehistoric fish that lives in the North Country's rivers. A search for the mooneye fish on a boat using electric current to bring up what's below the surface. Also: A celebration of life for a beloved Adirondack Forest Ranger and LGBTQ+ advocate who died in April will take place next week.