APA herbicide vote, Blind Bay, Medisca in Plattsburgh, Potsdam Juneteenth

Northern Light

(Jun 21, 2024) After years of removing the invasive aquatic water plant Eurasian water milfoil by hand, the Adirondack Park Agency has voted to allow the use of a chemical herbicide in three lakes, despite pushback; US Customs and Border Protection wants to build a new facility on a part of undeveloped shoreline on the St. Lawrence River. Residents, a bipartisan group of lawmakers and environmental groups have all said it's not the right place; a Montreal-based pharmaceutical company that’s been in the North Country for more than 30 years held a ribbon-cutting for a new state-of-the-art facility in Plattsburgh yesterday; and, a preview of Potsdam's Juneteenth celebration.