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Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published

Coronavirus Roundup: Connecting Farmers with Food Banks During COVID-19

Looking at the Nourish New York initiative, plus news from New York State, the Hudson Valley, and the Catskills from Tuesday, June 2.

Top Stories

Farmers Forge Ahead During the Coronavirus Pandemic

By Katie Navarra Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published

Open Water

By Phillip Pantuso Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Dam removal, River Newsroom, herring

Transformation-on-Hudson

By Phillip Pantuso Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Quarry Waters

Hudson Valley State Parklands May Soon Increase

By Phillip Pantuso Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Minnewaska State Park Preserve

Capitalizing on Climate Change

By Nicole Hitner Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
carbon trade, carbon, River Newsroom

Cricket Valley and the Fight for New York’s Energy Future

By Cordelia Schiller Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Earth to Cuomo, River Newsroom
Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

The Promise and Peril of Cow Power

Anaerobic digestion is an innovative process that converts waste to energy. Is it too good to be true?

Anaerobic digesters, The River
Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

We Paved Paradise

We tend to think of parking as a problem only when a spot can’t be found. But city planners who’ve documented the hidden costs of parking are starting to implement solutions.

River, parking lot, Hudson valley
Social Justice Primary category in which blog post is published

Future Shock and the Just Transition

Creating equity in the Hudson Valley.

Hudson Valley Just Transition, future summit, Hudson Valley equity
Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

Keeping Carbon

A short documentary from Jon Bowermaster of Oceans 8 Films explores efforts by Hudson Valley farmers to keep carbon in the ground with regenerative farming methods.

regenerative farming, Hudson Valley farming, Ben Dobson
Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

Who’s Hunting Now?

Five stories of modern New York hunters.

Leon Vehaba, hunters, hunting
Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

What 2.9 Billion Birds Can Tell Us About Climate Change

A new study on bird population decline quantifies the impact humans have already had on the environment.

Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

The Pace of Disaster Is Accelerating. Are We Ready?

The impacts of rising sea levels and increasing climate instability may force hard choices in the years to come.

Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

Between the Engineer and the Poet

On the Hudson Valley’s rich heritage of environmental activism

Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

A Living River

A new short film from National Geographic filmmaker Jon Bowermaster looks at efforts by Riverkeeper, the DEC, and others to restore the life within our majestic Hudson River.