The Seventh Lake Mountain snowmobile trail that connects to communities of Indian Lake, and those further south, to Raquette Lake without having to pay the Inlet-Old Forge trail system fee has been controversial since it [...]
Protect the Adirondack supports new aquatic invasive species (AIS) legislation introduced in the New York State Senate and Assembly to stop the spread of AIS through New York waters. This legislation (S. 7273/A. 9619) is [...]
The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released a draft Temporary Revocable Permit (TRP) and work plan that details how it proposes to enact the Constitutional Amendment that narrowly passed last November that authorized "mineral [...]
The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) has released various draft materials that describe how they plan to implement and manage the Constitutional Amendment that authorized "mineral exploration" and possible sale of Forest Preserve lands. These actions [...]
A new study by the U.S. Global Climate Research Program, as part of the National Climate Assessment, shows far-reaching impacts already occurring across the U.S. from climate change. This reports lays out current impacts in [...]
Protect the Adirondacks cheers a 6-2 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that upholds the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate air pollution between states. The Supreme Court decision enables to the EPA [...]
The Appellate Court, Third Department, has set a date of April 28th for oral arguments in PROTECT-Sierra Club's lawsuit challenging the approvals by the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) for the 6,000 acre, 700-lot Adirondack Club [...]
Protect the Adirondacks and the Sierra Club launched a lawsuit to challenge the Adirondack Park Agency's approval of 6,000-acre Adirondack Club & Resort project in Tupper Lake in March 2012. This followed years on monitoring [...]
The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Adirondack Park Agency (APA) have released various draft materials that describe how they plan to implement and manage the Constitutional Amendment approved last fall to sell 200 acres [...]
The proposed Lake Flower Inn is a $15 million 90-room luxury hotel that will replace three long-operating motels squeezed together on the shores of Lake Flower around Pontiac Bay is currently being evaluated by the [...]