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The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has played an influential role shaping the PCB clean-up project on the upper Hudson River.

The agency's scientists have questioned repeatedly whether the river is clean enough for fish and other wildlife to recover from pollution dumped in the river by General Electric.

Now the Trump administration has appointed a new leader for the Fish & Wildlife Service who has past ties to industry. It's unclear how that change will affect the debate over clean-up efforts on the Hudson.

There are more than 800 unionized workers employed by General Motors in Rochester, and some of them were on the picket line overnight and early Monday morning at the local facilities.

The vaping industry is reacting to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s upcoming ban on flavored e-cigarettes, saying that it is misguided and will force many small-business owners to close their shops and lay off employees. Some are predicting legal action.

Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order to direct his health department to ban all flavored electronic cigarettes, in response to a vaping heath emergency that has sickened hundreds and killed six people.

More than 3.6 million middle and high school students smoke e-cigarettes, a number that has spurred the U.S. Surgeon General’s office to call it an epidemic. Governor Cuomo has called out the manufacturers of fruit and candy flavored vaping products, saying they’re recklessly endangering young people.

State officials are looking for public comment on how it should manage the Sentinel Range Wilderness. At a meeting last week, the Adirondack Park Agency also approved a new plan for primitive campsites in the Park.

If you’ve ever wondered how and why Saranac Lake has become a vibrant arts community, you just have to look its past. Saranac Lake was a renowned center for the only known way to cure tuberculosis in the 19th and early 20th centuries - fresh air and bed rest. Cure Cottages and the Trudeau Sanatorium became destinations for those sick with TB. An exhibit that opened this summer at Historic Saranac Lake, titled “The Art of the Cure,” celebrates the area’s rich history of the arts.

Autumn is in the air in the mountains, and there are some isolated patches of fall color. Temperatures fell into the 30s last night and are expected to again tonight.

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik spoke this week about President Trump's foreign policy challenges with the Plattsburgh Press-Republican. Stefanik who sits on the Armed Services and Intelligence committees told the newspaper she opposed Trump's efforts to negotiate with Taliban militants from Afghanistan. She also spoke about the departure of the President's third national security adviser.

A hamlet, between Saranac Lake and Vermontville in Essex County has a new outdoor library. The Bloomingdale Free Library is about the size of a garden shed, but the custom-made, cedar library, which opened just a couple of weeks ago, is the result of some community collaborations. It's housed in the parking lot of Hex and Hop Brewing on Route 3, and is a gift to the community from the owners of Specialty Wood Products.