Fernando Figueroa, Contributor
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ITHACA, N.Y. — A new initiative from Tompkins County will offer free induction cooktops, a pot and a pan to residents with gas stoves in hopes of reducing indoor air pollution and curbing fossil fuels. The initiative is a collaborative effort between the county’s Department of Planning and Sustainability and Tompkins County Whole Health. The…
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Climate protesters demonstrated on Cornell University’s campus on Friday morning to demand its Board of Trustees and the Cornell University Council accelerate the pace of their climate action.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — The road to reducing Ithaca’s greenhouse gas emissions has been long and slow. Now, the City of Ithaca is rerouting its Climate Action Plan to address the […] The post Ithaca’s Climate Action Plan scrapped in favor of new plan with a “human element” appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — The City of Ithaca Planning Board decided on Thursday to move forward with the preliminary and final site approval for the controversial synthetic turf project at Cornell […] The post City approves Cornell’s Meinig Fieldhouse project as activists raise last-ditch legal concerns appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Sitting water and sunny days after a weekend of rain created a perfect storm last month. Slowly at first, colonies of cyanobacteria began to form visible green […] The post State decision highlights obstacles to controlling nutrient pollution on Cayuga Lake appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Over the weekend, Cayuga Lake saw its largest widespread Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) of the season, engulfing part of the Northeastern shoreline in layers of curdling green. […] The post Massive, multi-day Harmful Algal Bloom hits Cayuga Lake appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — The City of Ithaca Planning Board decided on Tuesday to move forward with Cornell’s controversial synthetic turf project in a 4-0 vote. The decision vexed environmental advocates, […] The post City planning board greenlights Cornell synthetic turf field over concerns of environmentalists appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — When one local tenant signed their lease they knew they may not be allowed an air conditioning unit. The tenant needed to find convenient, affordable housing, so […] The post As temperatures rise locally, city officials mull air conditioner policy for rental units appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — A new $42 million investment by New York State aims to help farmers and municipalities improve water quality in the eastern Finger Lakes region, with the goal […] The post State investment will bring new funding for Cayuga Lake water protection appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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A dormant Dryden landfill that was set to become a large-scale solar farm will remain a landfill after a state agency deemed the project too expensive to advance.