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Emily Russell

Adirondack Mountains

Adirondack reporter @NCPR previously in Alaska | Co-host of the podcast ‘If All Else Fails,' about far-right extremism in Upstate NY | email: [email protected]

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Articles

  • UVM research reveals how old, dead trees in ADK streams are a natural climate solution

    2 days ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Emily Russell

    If you've ever gone hiking in the Adirondack wilderness, you may have seen old, dead trees that have fallen into streams and are decomposing. That wood has captured and is storing carbon. Researchers from the University of Vermont studied the carbon storage capacity of dead wood in streams in the Adirondacks and New Hampshire and how it can serve as a natural climate solution.

  • It's graduation season for college students in the North Country

    3 days ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Emily Russell

    It’s graduation season in the North Country. Last Saturday, about 800 students from both Clarkson University and SUNY Canton received their diplomas. SUNY Adirondack celebrated about 500 new graduates in Glens Falls on Saturday, while about 180 students graduated from Paul Smith’s College. North Country Community College is awarding pins to new nurses in Malone and Ticonderoga on Wednesday and Saranac Lake on Thursday. The college-wide graduation is this Saturday.

  • Trump's 'skinny' budget would cut these major North Country programs

    1 week ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Amy Feiereisel |Emily Russell

    Last week, President Trump released his 2026 Fiscal Budget, which his administration is calling the 'Skinny Budget.'That's because it proposes reducing non-defense discretionary spending by $163 billion, a 23% reduction from the 2025 enacted level.

  • Some economies in rural America hit especially hard by prison closures

    1 week ago | npr.org | Emily Russell

    Some economies in rural America hit especially hard by prison closuresThe U.S. went through a prison-building boom decades ago. But today, many prisons are closing down, and that's hit some economies in rural America especially hard.

  • Stefanik "strongly considering" run for NY governor, Hochul says "bring it on"

    1 week ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Emily Russell

    Emily RussellStefanik "strongly considering" run for NY governor, Hochul says "bring it on"Rumors have been swirling for weeks about North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik’s next political move after President Donald Trump took her out of the running for UN ambassador last month. It seems Stefanik is pivoting to New York’s top political post. The Republican, who lives in Saratoga County, was on Fox News on Sunday and was asked about her potential run for governor.

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Emily Russell
Emily Russell @EmilyRussellADK
7 May 25

The U.S. went through a prison-building boom decades ago. But today, many prisons are closing down, and that's hit some economies in rural America especially hard. Hear my story today on NPR ➡️ https://t.co/WzujnJ1HQX https://t.co/67Y5FBwmkp

Emily Russell
Emily Russell @EmilyRussellADK
29 Apr 25

RT @JimmyVielkind: New York has closed more than two dozen prisons in recent decades. Five more could be on the chopping block in the next…

Emily Russell
Emily Russell @EmilyRussellADK
18 Apr 25

RT @BrianMannADK: Important must-read reporting from my friend and colleague Zach Hughes, a journalist at the Anchorage Daily News. Sen. M…