Shots – Health News : NPR
As the speed of COVID vaccinations picks up, so do the reports of doses going to waste. And it's more than just a handful at the end of the day because of a few appointment cancellations. Health officials are trying to address the problems that lead to waste, but without slowing down the roll out of the lifesaving vaccinations.
The incidents include the 335 discarded doses in Lee County, North Carolina that were damaged in shipping, and recent problems in Tennessee, where nearly 5,000 doses went to waste in the month of February, prompting additional federal oversight.
The Strange Story of DC’s Lost AM Radio Station Still Transmitting Inauguration Road Closures From 2013
As it turns out, that very scenario took place up until this week in Washington D.C. where an AM radio station had been broadcasting the same traffic report since 2013, and nobody seems to know why.
March 4, 2021
VIIR Weather Satellite on yet another nice clear day.
Old Karner Road
The Colonie Highway Department and/or the CSX Railroads some time ago closed off Old Karner Road, sticking an old tree trunk across it where it crosses the tracks. New Karner Road (Route 155), to the west of it, now crosses the train tracks with a high bridge, built circa 1965.
Taken on Saturday March 12, 2011 at Albany Pine Bush.Litter
Conservation Easements and Protected Areas in Clinton County
I was curious to see how much of the lands of Clinton County are protected by Conservation Easements (orange) or by permanent set asides (green). Not a lot of agricultural easements in this part of state, but there are timber easements. Click on the map for more details about the easements.