Reporter Chris Knight reports that last week the DEC outlined plans to clean up coal tar that was found in Pontiac Bay in Lake Flower, located in the village of Saranac Lake, amid an ongoing debate about an upscale hotel and other projects near the site of the cleanup.

Lake George News editor Anthonly Hall writes of the animosity and fierce debates surrounding the Adirondack environmental groups in the 70’s and 80’s, and with the recent comments regarding a call to abolish Protect the Adirondacks, reminds readers of how difficult those times were.