- STEC ‘OPTIMISTIC’ ABOUT STATE BUDGET – Adirondack Daily Enterprise ( Saranac Lake, NY) Website
Reporter Chris Morris reports that newly elected Assembly Member Dan Stec is optimistic about the direction of the state budget.
- DEC PLAN FOR FINCH LANDS UNVEILED – Adirondack Almanack ( ) Website
Reporter Phil Brown reports that the state DEC is proposing to designate the Essex Chain of Lakes as Wild Forest, not Wilderness as environmental advocacy groups are requesting. A Wild Forest designation would allow motorized vehicle use on the land. Details of other proposals for other tracts are included in the report.
- ENVIRONMENTALISTS PRAISE CUOMO’S NY BUDGET PLAN – Times Union ( Albany, NY) Website
The Associated Press reports that environmental advocacy groups are generally pleased with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed budget, especially because it contains an increase in the Environmental Protection Fund.
- PROTECTING WATERWAYS MORE IMPORTANT THAN BUYING MORE LAND (Editorial) – Post-Star ( Glens Falls, NY) Website
The Post-Star editorial board writes that the governor needs to stop spending Environmental Protection Fund money on land purchases and use it to fight invasive species in state waterways.
