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By Eesha Williams

Brattleboro, VT – More than 500 people attended a meeting last night with federal regulators about the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. WAMC's Eesha Williams was at the meeting and files this report.

By Pat Bradley

North Creek, NY – A new process for reporting violations on state lands in the Adirondacks is being implemented. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Adirondack Park Agency are formalizing the process following the settlement of a lawsuit brought by an environmental watchdog group. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Kelly Wilkinson

Holyoke, MA – The Connecticut River Valley of Western Massachusetts is one of the richest sources of fossilized dinosaur tracks on the globe. But over the years, people have been chipping the tracks out of the rock. WAMC"s Berkshire Bureau Chief Kelly Wilkinson spent an afternoon with a geologist in the area and has this report.

By Allison Dunne

Kingston, NY – Some Hudson Valley electricity customers will a see a little heat taken off their bills in the summer. The reason is a tax refund to their electric corporation. WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Allison Dunne has more.

By Kelly Wilkinson

Boston, MA – Massachusetts drivers will have new insurance rates in the New Year. More from WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief Kelly Wilkinson.

By Pat Bradley

Elizabethtown, NY – A rural northern New York county has managed to lower taxes in their 2005 budget. But they've only done that because their sales tax was hiked earlier this year. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Allison Dunne

Albany, NY – The EPA is scheduled to put out a list tomorrow of areas across the county that do not meet federal clean air standards. Environmentalists in New York say the likely list of counties is not long enough, and should extend north of the lower Hudson Valley. And they say they might take legal action if certain counties are not included. More from WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Allison Dunne.

By Pat Bradley

Montpelier, VT – The state of Vermont has launched a new endeavor in its effort to clean up Lake Champlain. Governor Douglas has unveiled a website that officials hope will help educate the public on how they can reduce phosphorus run-off into the lake. But critics say the administration should be working on more practical, actual programs. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Kelly Wilkinson

Lenox, MA – The town of Lenox, Massachusetts in Berkshire County is one of the most venerable downtowns in the area. But town officials say they've never had very specific guidelines for what buildings should look like in the historic district. So they're working to change that. As WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief Kelly Wilkinson reports, it's a process many places in New England have gone through.

By Eesha Williams

Northampton, MA – A building boom in the Northeast has been making headlines lately. Land use experts say the construction boom could have far-reaching implications for the region. WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Eesha Williams reports.