Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he’ll sign an executive order committing the state to meet the Paris climate accord standards, calling President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the agreement “reckless” and “irresponsible.”New York state already has begun a plan to get 50 percent of the state’s energy from renewable sources, like wind and solar, by 2030. But it is not without some controversy.

North Country congresswoman Elise Stefanik, a Republican, says it was a mistake for Trump to quit the Paris climate accord. But she also says it was a mistake for former President Barack Obama to enter the agreement in the first place.

A new survey of mostly undocumented Hispanic workers paints a picture of discrimination and workplace abuse on New York’s large dairy farms. Farm worker advocates say farmers and government are turning a blind eye to basic health and labor rights.

Rains over the past two weeks - sometimes heavy and long-lasting - have exacerbated already wet and muddy conditions at all elevations and the DEC’s Mud Season Advisory remains in effect.

President Donald Trump is expected to announce today whether he will withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord. Our Adirondack bureau chief Brian Mann checked in with Dr. Curt Stager at Paul Smiths College. Stager is a regular here on North Country Public Radio. He’s also one of the country’s leading thinkers on climate science.

The Moriah Chamber of Commerce and Champlain Area Trails will celebrate National Trails Day on Saturday by hosting hikes on four local trails. CATS is a nonprofit organization that creates and maintains hiking and cross-country ski trails in the Champlain Valley. The four trails are Belfry Mountain Trail, Big Hollow/Coot Hill Trail, Cheney Mountain Trail, and Crowfoot Pond Trail.Chris Maron, CATS executive director, says the trails range from easy to moderate. He says anyone who successfully completes the Moriah Challenge will receive a commemorative embroidered patch to celebrate the accomplishment. The hikes officially kick off Saturday morning at 10 am, but the public is welcome to join in any time throughout the day.Maron says he hopes the Moriah Challenge will inspire people to explore the Champlain Valley.

On Memorial Day, while touring the flood ravaged south shore of Lake Ontario, Governor Andrew Cuomo blamed the International Joint Commission. "There’s no doubt but that the IJC blew it! I mean, they blew it!"But what did Cuomo mean when he said that? Stakeholders and observers have been trying to read the tea leaves.

Yesterday in Brian Mann's audio postcard from Dix Mountain in the Adirondacks we heard two songbirds. Brian didn't know what they were, but we asked our audience on Facebook to help us ID the songs and we heard from a lot of you.

Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss Betsey Dexter Dyer's book, A Field Guide to Bacteria, and the distinctive traits of individual bacteria that are visible to the naked eye.

The cheery storefronts of college towns often mask the darker realities that locals face. Jennifer McMahon focuses on the underworld of a post-industrial Vermont town in her latest thriller.