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An unassuming little fish called the round goby has been spotted recently in the Hudson River near Poughkeepsie, and threatens to cause big problems for the river and other water bodies connected to it.
This week, a state plan to keep the goby from spreading from the Hudson into Lake Champlain will be tested, when the canal that connects the lake and the river is reopened for the season. Ecologists are hoping the plan will work, but worried that it might not go far enough—and it might be New York’s only chance to keep the fish from wreaking further havoc upstream.
This week in The River, Sydney Arus reports on what the round goby might do to Hudson River ecosystems, the state's plan for keeping it from spreading into new territory, and why ecologists want New York State to close the canal locks.
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Also in The River: All-electric buildings are a hot topic in New York lately. The state legislature is weighing a bill that would require newly-constructed buildings to be fossil-fuel-free. Electric buildings are key to meeting New York's climate goals: About a third of the state's greenhouse gas emissions currently come from heating and cooling buildings, and those emissions can't be cleaned up without shifting buildings to electric heat.
Even with electric action happening on the state level, it's still an uphill battle to build green in New York, especially for public buildings. New Paltz wanted an all-electric, energy-efficient, solar-powered firehouse. State planners told the community it couldn't be done. But locals persisted in their vision, and they won.
Lissa Harris reports for The River on the local firehouse that is one small step for New Paltz, one huge leap for New York's millions of dirty buildings—and what it might mean for the future of public infrastructure.
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🚨A new date for our climate event!
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When New York’s climate action plan is finalized later this year, it will impact every New Yorker: our energy choices, the industries we work in, the communities we live in, the investments we make in affordable energy, and the ways we can protect ourselves and our neighborhoods against climate change.
Right now, that plan is still just a draft, and until June 10, the public has a chance to weigh in on it. How will climate action affect you, and how can you make your voice heard?
In this conversation, moderated by River climate reporter Lissa Harris, we talk with people who have been following the state’s climate planning process closely about what the scoping plan means for all New Yorkers—and what action you can take.
We have moved this event to May 24 from its originally scheduled date of May 12 to avoid conflicting with a recently-announced public hearing in Peekskill, held by the Climate Action Council.
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The Donut Effect: How Remote Work Is Transforming the Hudson Valley
A sea change in how Americans work is affecting how and where they live—and putting intense new pressures on housing and communities. Can the Hudson Valley keep up?
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New York Needs to Rein In Central Hudson's Profit-Taking
A local advocate for energy reform calls for the state Public Service Commission to take action on Central Hudson, and address the failures of our investor-owned energy system.
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