3+ hour, 31+ min ago  (235+ words) (Airs 06/19/26 @ 3 p. m. & 06/21/26 @ 6 p. m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial…...

13+ hour, 51+ min ago  (333+ words) The largest electric power plant in the world is the Three Gorges Dam in China, that has a capacity of 22. 5 gigawatts. The largest in the US is also a hydroelectric plant: the Grand Coulee Dam that has a capacity of…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (224+ words) WAMC Astronomy with Dr. Valerie Rapson 6/18/26 Astronomer Dr. Valerie Rapson joins us to discuss recent space news and answer your questions. Ray Graf hosts. 800-348-2551 is the number to call at show time. Email: Vox Pop@WAMC. org Dr. Valerie Rapson…...

1+ day, 12+ min ago  (290+ words) As the United States celebrates 250 years since declaring independence, New York State has rolled out a variety of special initiatives to honor the occasion. This week, the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation kicked off the journey of its…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (218+ words) Ahead of Father's Day this weekend, WAMC's Andrew Waite spoke with Troy Grant " the state's first full-time fatherhood policy adviser. Grant discussed the role, beginning with why the new position at the Office of Children and Family Services is even…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (173+ words) Construction began Wednesday to ensure a Rensselaer County middle school has access to clean water. The $6. 2 million project to expand Poestenkill Water District #2 will bring municipal water to over. .. Construction begins to bring clean water to Averill Park middle school…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (232+ words) Congress has opened an investigation into Bard College's ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It comes after Bard President Leon Botstein's name appeared extensively in the Epstein files and an investigation detailing his relationship with the late sex offender....

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (119+ words) Jonathan Becker, the private institution's Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs, was appointed by the Bard College Board of Trustees on Friday. Bard College names acting president Bard College has appointed a new acting president. Jonathan Becker,…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (566+ words) The rural village of Hoosick Falls has won a decade-long legal battle against chemical giant Du Pont over its contaminated water supply. "On the eve of trial, after a nine-year fight, that included an interim appeal to the Second Circuit…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (268+ words) WAMC Old cars used to end up in landfills or be left to rust away on vacant land. That has changed dramatically over time. About 27 million vehicles are recycled globally each year and about 12 million of those come from the…...