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 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.

Clear skies over the next few nights will make for great sky-watching, particularly before moonrise. The autumnal equinox comes on Monday.

Jupiter and Saturn are bright in the evening sky in the south. Venus and Mercury have moved out the morning sky but will show up in the evening sky shortly. Orion is rising in the morning sky and the Summer Triangle is high overhead.

Comet Borisov, discovered August 30, is moving at a high speed through the solar system. By its orbit, it appears to be an interloper from outside our solar system, only the second to be observed.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Lake Champlain is a popular spot to sail, since it funnels strong winds between the Adirondacks and Green Mountains. Sailing is a relatively climate friendly way to get out on the water, but a lot of sailboats do use diesel motors that pollute.

One North Country sailor has made it his mission to eliminate his environmental impact on Lake Champlain.

The first hearing of a state commission to implement a public campaign finance system for New York's elections was overshadowed by the issue of whether to end fusion voting, which allows candidates to run on multiple ballot lines.

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.