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Hyperscale data centers are quietly becoming the region's largest new consumers of electricity, water, and open land. Orange Environment is calling for a countywide pause until real safeguards are in place.
Read Why the Hudson Valley needs a moratorium on new data centers
Our ever-popular backyard mushroom workshop returns to Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery on April 18, 2026.
Read "Growing Mushrooms In Your Own Backyard" returns 4/18/26
DHS is advancing plans for a detention center in our region. Here is OE's response and the environmental concerns we're tracking.
Read OE vs. DHS Detention Center
OE board member Dr. Joe Grizzanti and the Hudson Valley Pollinator Project are converting turf lawns into habitat for monarchs, bees, and birds.
Read Turning lawns into lifelines
A brand-new OE workshop pairing home gardening with cooking — a hands-on session connecting soil to plate.
Read New OE workshop on home garden to table cooking!