5/31/23: The risk of crumbling dams
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English - May 31, 2023 04:00 - 8 minutes - 7.61 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsNews news adirondacks north country public radio Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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(May 31, 2023) There are dozens of dams in the Adirondacks that are considered high hazard, meaning they pose a serious risk if they fail. What if they do fail, and what their owners and the state are doing to repair them. Also: As much as half of New York's grape crop may have been lost to the frost and freeze in mid-May.