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Climate change calls for education, accepting responsibility Congratulations on the recent major promotion of sustainability in the River Reporter. Here at Apple Pond Farm and Renewable Energy … more

5/5/22

Junior high and high school students took a tour at SUNY Sullivan, learning about its sustainability practices.

An Earth Day lesson on sustainability

LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — Local high school and junior high students got to go to college for the day, to learn about sustainability. Hosted by SUNY Sullivan, the Earth Day Celebration welcomed … more

5/4/22

Clean, green schools and more

What's new in the Upper Delaware region April 28 to May 4 more

4/26/22

Think of the thermal enclosure as being like dressing for the winter. If you wear a sweater with no windbreaker, the wind whips in and freezes you. If you wear a windbreaker with no sweater, you lose a lot of heat through the thin shell. But wear both, and you’ll stay toasty And it’s a vapor-permeable and wind-breaker made out of Gore-Tex, you won’t get sweaty—as you would be wearing an impermeable rubber raincoat!

Insulating for the future

Being responsive to the challenges of climate change, especially in light of rising fuel prices, is a great task. It is also a great opportunity to create great synergy and provide solutions to each … more

By STEPHEN STUART | 4/20/22

A changing climate: The what of it all

While unusual, a late April snowstorm is not a precedent. It’s a reminder that we live in a world with unpredictable weather patterns that grow more ferocious with time. Some call it climate … more

By LAURIE STUART | 4/20/22

Fracking harms us all

The comments of Rep. Jonathan Fritz about the sanctity of private property in last week’s River Reporter [click here to read that article] have the ring of someone who is absolutely certain of … more

By DOUG ROGERS | 4/19/22

Go green for #earthday

This year’s Earth Day theme on April 22 is “Invest in our planet.” Indeed, now is the moment to change it all — the business climate, the political climate and how we take … more

4/19/22

What’s in it for us?

MONTICELLO, NY — It’s often said that only two things in life are certain: death and taxes. With exemptions and abatements (the lessening of taxes), the latter is far from … more

By LIAM MAYO | 4/5/22

Packaging policy needs to be done right

Volunteers will soon be scouring our region for litter, much of it single-use packaging. But wouldn’t it be better if less trash escaped into the environment in the first place? That’s … more

By REBEKAH CRESHKOFF | 3/29/22

Craft beer while you wait and more

What's new in the Upper Delaware region March 31 to April 6 more

3/29/22

$An activist dressed in a penguin suit, holding an extinction rebellion sign and a frack free "no fracking" triangle.$

No frack wastewater here

There’s a loophole in the recent frack ban installed by the Delaware River Basin that would allow fracking waste to be imported into the Delaware River Basin (DRB). The Delaware River Basin … more

By BARBARA ARRINDEL | 2/23/22

Starting out with the why

We start with some simple foundations. Our climate is changing. With these changes, the weather is less predictable, and the environment is becoming less able to tolerate our overuse and … more

By LAURIE STUART | 1/19/22

Boyar at UDC helm

REGION — The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) met virtually on January 6, due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Sullivan County. It was still able to elect its suite of officers for 2022, … more

By LIAM MAYO | 1/12/22

The public is talking, but who's listening?

MILANVILLE, PA — The most recent round of public comments on the Milanville-Skinners Falls Bridge has been extended to Monday, February 7. The bridge has been closed since October 2019 … more

By LIAM MAYO | 1/6/22

Skinners Falls bridge comment period extended

SKINNERS FALLS, NY — The comment period for the Milanville-Skinners Falls Bridge draft Purpose and Need document is set to close on Saturday, January 8. The document will guide the process … more

1/5/22

The Living Building Challenge

The Living Building Challenge is a philosophy, certification, and advocacy tool for projects to move beyond merely being less bad and to become truly regenerative. The Living Building Challenge … more

10/20/21

A house that performs: Passively

Passive building comprises a set of design principles used to attain a quantifiable and rigorous level of energy efficiency within a specific quantifiable comfort level. The principles optimize the … more

10/20/21

Putting systems together

Captain Kirk has come to rescue Earth, at just the right time. With actor William Shatner’s brief exploration of space, the final frontier, he has come back to earth to deliver a … more

By LAURIE STUART | 10/20/21

Here's one of two varieties of pole beans.. They grew up to six feet high!

How does your garden grow?

Growing food will change your life Growing your own food is a humbling experience. It makes you realize how connected to the earth we are and to the environment generally. How dependent we are on … more

8/31/21

‘Insist on being heard’

MILANVILLE, PA — On Tuesday, August 29, the Damascus Citizens for Sustainability (DCS) sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) accusing it of “failure to … more

By LIAM MAYO | 8/31/21

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