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An audit led by Troy police was supposed to help settle a disagreement on how to regulate Flock cameras. Instead, Troy officials can’t seem to agree on whether the audit is sufficient.
Kristin Foresto
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Mass Audubon
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New York Public Media
Susan Watts
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Gov. Kathy Hochul's office
New York’s new Medical Aid in Dying law takes effect on Wednesday,and groups challenging the law in courtreceivedmixed resultsthis week.
Susan Watts
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Gov. Kathy Hochul's office
Ava Pukatch
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WRVO (file photo)
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The controversial plant in the Finger Lakes has rebranded with a new business model that may conflict with Gov. Kathy Hochul's pause on new data centers. -
New York State’s top energy regulator is moving to implement consumer protections in the state budget, which could have an impact on your home power bill. -
A New York state initiative to reduce fossil fuel reliance and bolster alternative fuel advancements is getting a financial boost.
NPR News
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NPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in conservation science.
Jorge Guerrero
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AFP via Getty Images
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It's a bold new experiment and it's already won a prize. Residents in a jam-packed slum, many of them living in one-room tin shacks, help design their apartments in a brand new building. -
The FDA is poised to render a decision on Moderna's mRNA-based flu shot, which could be the first of its kind to market. The decision is expected to reverberate throughout the biotech industry. -
This summer marks a moment of transition in the Grateful Dead's long, strange trip: the first in many years where there is no clear center of the band's universe. Where do Deadheads go from here?
