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News for Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Garrison) and Beacon, New York

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Brian PJ Cronin

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Brian PJ Cronin has reported for The Current since 2014, primarily on environmental issues. The Beacon resident, who is a graduate of Skidmore College, teaches journalism at Marist University and was formerly director of alumni relations at The Storm King School. In addition to The Current, he has written for Hudson Valley Parent, Organic Hudson Valley, The Times Herald-Record and Chronogram.

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Beech Leaf Disease Detected in Highlands

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin June 4, 2021September 17, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Citizen scientists needed to track spread

Benjamin Fiering
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A House Attune with Nature

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin May 30, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Passive Houses come into their own

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Printer Pod

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin May 30, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Could robots build your next house?

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State Approves Sale of Indian Point

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin May 29, 2021May 29, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Holtec will handle nuclear decommissioning

Highlands Trail
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Out There: Into the (Local) Woods

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin May 25, 2021May 28, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Breakneck is crowded. It’s also an outlier.

Indian Point
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Sundown at Indian Point

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin May 7, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

The nuclear plant has closed. What comes next?

Indian Point
Posted inSpecial Reports

Sundown at Indian Point

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin April 30, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

On April 30, at 11 p.m., the nuclear plant goes dark

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Out There: The Eel Question

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin April 27, 2021April 24, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Glass eels return to the Hudson

Jamie Margolin
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5 Questions: Jamie Margolin

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin April 23, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Climate activist to speak Saturday at Little Stony Point

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5 Questions: Holly O’Grady

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin April 17, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon’s “Energy Navigator”

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Out There: The Inequality of Heat Waves

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin April 13, 2021April 18, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

The connections between racism and air temperature

Under Balanced Rock
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Out There: Ghost Dogs, Bloody Ponds and Lost Treasure

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin March 30, 2021March 29, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Exploring the old, weird Hudson Valley

A crew dredges the Upper Hudson in 2016 to remove sediment polluted with PCBs.
Posted inAround Town

State Challenge to Hudson Cleanup Dismissed

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Federal judge calls lawsuit an ‘overreaction’

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Storm King to Sugar Loaf

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin March 13, 2021March 13, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Proposal would link western Highlands trails

Stream
Posted inAround Town

Free Trees (Must Provide Stream)

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin February 27, 2021December 19, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Deadline approaches for tributary program

Dwight Garner
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5 Questions: Dwight Garner

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin February 27, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Former Garrison resident is author of “Garner’s Quotations”

Graham Mountain
Posted inColumnists

Out There: You Just Climbed Two Mountains

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin February 23, 2021February 24, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

The 35 Catskill High Peaks are down to 33

Indian Point
Posted inAround Town

New York Sues Feds Over Indian Point

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin January 29, 2021February 12, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Alleges it was denied hearing on nuclear plant

Roger Panetta
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5 Questions: Roger Panetta

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin January 23, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Co-author of “The Hudson: An Illustrated Guide to the Living River”

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Posted inColumnists

Out There: A Park by Any Other Name

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin January 22, 2021February 26, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Galef calls to rename Trump State Park

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Posted inAround Town

New Barge Anchorages Banned

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Federal law prevents river ‘parking’ near Beacon

Maybrook Trail
Posted inColumnists

Out There: A New York State of Trail

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin January 8, 2021April 28, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

After years of effort, 750-mile Empire State Trail is complete

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Posted inSpecial Reports

The Fading Forest, Part III

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin December 25, 2020December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Ash, beech and hemlock trees are being threatened by causes known and unknown, changing the forests of the Highlands in drastic, and dangerous, ways

Scientists search for beetles
Posted inSpecial Reports

The Fading Forest, Part II

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin December 18, 2020December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Ash, beech and hemlock trees are being threatened by causes known and unknown, changing the forests of the Highlands in drastic, and dangerous, ways

Dutchess Manor
Posted inAround Town

Dutchess Manor Sold to Fjord Trail Project

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin December 18, 2020April 28, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Will undergo ‘historically sensitive rehab’

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