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Hudson River Food Corridor Media Alert WHO: United States Department of Agriculture Mission Area Natural Resources and Environment Under Secretary Harris Sherman WHAT: Come take photos or video at Union Square Greenmarket and hear USDA Under Secretary, Harris Sherman discuss USDA’s commitment to a healthy environment and local food supply. The Hudson River Food Corridor initiative will help [...]
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A Young Newburgh Native Reflects on Renewal


Growing up in the outskirts of the City of Newburgh has allowed me to observe the urban renewal that has occurred in my hometown. In particular, I have been able to witness the renewal of downtown Historic Liberty Street, at one time a nearly commercially vacant street, now bustling with numerous small businesses. The city of [...]
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Hinchey Announces Initial Approval of $5 Million for SUNY New Paltz Solar Initiative


New Paltz, NY – Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) announced yesterday that he has secured a key House panel’s approval of a major investment that will allow the State University of New York at New Paltz to develop a test lab for solar energy research and development on behalf of the Department of Defense. Hinchey, [...]
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Mississippi National River & Recreation Area: Comprehensive Management Plan Content and Management Goals


PART IV: In a series on the MNRRA This is the fourth and final installment in a series of articles on the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (MNRRA), a National Park designation that has been referenced as a potential model for Congressman Maurice Hinchey’s Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act (H.R. 4003).  This [...]
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Fran Dunwell, Voices of the Valley

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