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NEW YORK COMMUNITIES ORGANIZE AGAINST THE I-81 PIPELINE
Reprinted from Two Row Times By Emily Bishop SYRACUSE- In May 2013, the Millennium Pipeline Company announced a proposal to construct a 60 mile-long, high pressure pipeline that will be at least 24” i...
U.S. Methane Emissions 50 Percent Higher than Expected, Stanford Researcher Says
By Bjorn Carey- Stanford News Service (November 26, 2013) The United States emits 1.5 times more of the greenhouse gas methane than leading estimates, according to a new study by a team of Earth and a...
NCAI Joins With Other Native Organizations and the Obama Administration to Address the Effects of Climate Change in Indian Country
(Nov 15, 2013) WASHINGTON, DC – Following the White House Tribal Nations Conference, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) is pleased with the prospect of progress on addressing the challen...
First Nations Request for Federal Delay on Approval for Shell's Tar Sands Project Granted
November 6, 2013, Fort McMurray, AB – Earlier this week the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) announced that a federal decision on Shell Oil’s Jackpine Mine Expansion, a 100,000 bar...
Clarkson University Debuts Electric Car Charge Station
(11-04-2013) Motorists driving electric or plug-in hybrid cars can now recharge at Clarkson University. An electric car charge station debuted at Clarkson earlier this fall at the parking lot in...
Cold-Weather Corn
Submitted by Paul Hetzler, Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County As winter draws nearer, sweet corn is but a distant memory and field corn is fast disappearing into the insatiable heade...
EPA Proposes Carbon Pollution Standards for New Power Plants
(09/20/2013) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed Clean Air Act standards to cut carbon pollution from new power plants in order to combat climate change and i...
Spread the Message of National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, October 20-26
United behind a theme of “Lead-Free Kids for a Healthy Future,” EPA is urging parents, teachers and news media representatives to join federal, sta...
FALL GARDEN CHORES
•Pull dead annuals, leaving the roots to decompose in the soil •Divide perennials to make room for next spring’s garden •Fertilize in early fall to help next year’s lawn •Repair dead patches –se...
Cleaning and Storing Your Seeds for Winter
Submitted by David Arquette, from Hudson Valley Seed Library Whether you have leftover seeds that didn’t get planted or saved new seeds from the p...
Coalition Working to Prevent "Fracking" in Gulf of St. Lawrence
Reprinted from www.troymedia.com By Andy Walker CORNWALL, PEI/ Troy Media/ - When it comes to mineral resources, Prince Edward Island has essentially been bypassed. Whether it is coal, diamonds, gold...
Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Training
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Environment Division will be hosting a FREE Training course for Environmental Professionals and those contracting out for Phase I Assessments. This 8-hour Phase 1...
EPA Grant to Help St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Reduce Asthma Attacks
(New York, N.Y. – September 11, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $30,000 to the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe to help fund an outreach program that will educate the tribal c...
Early Color Changes in North Country Bad Sign for Trees
Reprinted from NorthCountryNow.com If the trees held a race to see which ones would be the first to have their leaves turn color, the winners would be losers. Premature leaf color change is a...
AKWESASNE GARDENING
Indian Time visited Kawisohkwas Sharrow and Steve King recently. We took a look at their beautiful vegetable gardens. This is their first year...
GM Remediation Update
By Craig Arquette, Environmental Specialist Reprinted with Permission from Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Kawennì:ios. I am an Environmental Specialist for the SRMT¹s Environment Division. One of my job d...
AKWESASNE GARDENING
Indian Time visited Johanne Jackson this week. We took a look around her yard at her beautiful flowers and vegetables. We love that people show they...
American Meteorological Society Releases the 2012 State of the Climate Report
August 6, 2013 - Worldwide, 2012 was among the 10 warmest years on record according to the 2012 State of the Climate report released online by the...
Are Pipelines and Ships Transporting Oil Trustworthy?
By Cherie Ohsennen:awi Jacobs “The reversal of Line 9 is opposed by many communities along the pipeline route that fear a catastrophic rupture similar to what happened on Enbridge’s Line 6a near Kal...
WATCH OUT FOR WILD PARSNIP
Yes, it is wild parsnip. We could not believe that the yellow umbrella flowered plant that we see EVERYWHERE, on River Rd., Cook Rd., St. Regis Rd....
How Much is a Caribou Worth?
July 22, 2013 - OTTAWA (ON) – Broadcaster and scientist David Suzuki joined the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo in calling for the federal government to r...
Tribe to Host EPA Indian Nation Leaders Meeting
Akwesasne, NY - The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Environment Division is pleased to announce that Akwesasne will be the host site for the 17th Annual Indian Nation Leaders Meeting, scheduled for July 23...
DEC Announces Considerations For Freshwater Sportfish Regulation Changes
July 8, 2013 - Proposed changes to the current freshwater fishing regulations were recently announced by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Based on the status of...
When Drones Guard the Pipeline – Militarizing Fossil Fuels in the East
Submitted by Doug George Kanentiio Reprinted from commondreams.org, Written by Winona LaDuke Someone needs to explain to me why wanting clean drinking water makes you an activist, and why proposing...
Report Warns of Increasing Tornadoes In NY
Albany, NY —A state legislator says federal data shows tornadoes have increased across New York over the past 60 years and he’s calling for a better system to warn people to take shelter from the hig...
