Original article by Siri Chilukuri, Grist We like to denigrate manufactured housing, but new units are better for the environment. About 22 million Americans live in mobile homes or manufactured housing, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and as the housing crisis continues to worsen in places like Arizona, California, and New York, that number could go up. But…
Join Cayuga SHARE Farm for their picnic fundraiser, which will be taking place on June 10th – food, contests/prizes, music performances, arts and crafts vendors, and games will be available. Find more details on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/UgieFarms
On Saturday, June 24th at 10:00 am, award-winning biogas instructor Kathy Puffer will be hosting a workshop that will focus on how biogas systems work and how you can create your own. Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/small-scale-biogas-workshop-tickets-644309355627
This summer, the Community Science Institute is offering 4-H2O: The Journey of Water! This free summer programming series for kids will give them the opportunity to learn more about how water plays an important role in the environment, especially in the Cayuga Lake Watershed. For questions or to sign up, email Grace Haynes: aghaynes@communityscience.org. You…
“Bloom,” a film produced by the Finger Lakes Land Trust and WCNY-TV, will be premiering tomorrow at 8:00 pm. The film highlights the threat of toxic algae to the Finger Lakes region. You can watch the trailer here: https://www.fllt.org/events/bloom-the-toxic-threat-to-the-finger-lakes/ and tune in to watch the show here: http://www.wcny.org/bloom/
Contact: Holly Hutchinson, Project Coordinator, 607-272-1720, holly@sustainablefingerlakes.org 50 low-to-moderate income mobile home owners in Tompkins County will receive support to upgrade their homes with high efficiency heat pumps as part of a Sustainable Finger Lakes pilot program funded by a Tompkins Community Recovery Fund grant. Location: Tompkins County, New York Affordable housing and an equitable…
Gov. Hochul and the New York State legislature finalized the 2023 New York State budget on Tuesday night. Here is how the budget is addressing climate and environment issues: Gains Losses For more details, and for updates on the other categories — education, health, housing, transportation, taxes and subsidies, and criminal justice — read this…
Seneca Lake’s 59th annual National Lake Trout Derby is taking place at the end of this month. Although many contestants will plan to eat their catches, this may not be safe — recent studies have shown that Seneca Lake fish are highly contaminated with PFAS. Read this article by Peter Mantius to learn more: https://waterfrontonline.blog/2023/05/01/suny-esf-tests-confirm-seneca-lake-trout-laced-with-pfas-state-advisories-protect-anglers-habits-not-their-health/
The draft 2023 New York State Solid Waste Management Plan proposes to increase the recycling rate of sewage sludge, despite growing concerns about pollutants in sludge. Read this article by Peter Mantius for more information: https://waterfrontonline.blog/2023/04/26/hochul-administration-is-projecting-major-expansion-of-sewage-sludge-spreading-as-fertilizer-on-farmland/
If you have any questions about flood risk and insurance, get your questions answered by a FEMA representative today in the Ithaca High School cafeteria until 8:30 pm and tomorrow at the Tompkins County Whole Health building between 4:30 and 8:30 pm.
This past Saturday, on Earth Day, Seneca Lake Guardian organized a protest against plans to expand the Seneca Meadows Inc. landfill, which is the state’s largest municipal landfill. Read this article by Peter Mantius for more information: https://waterfrontonline.blog/2023/04/22/earth-day-crowd-of-protesters-hears-speakers-call-on-gov-hochul-to-require-seneca-meadows-to-close-by-2025/
Last year, The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation denied Greenidge Generation’s air permit renewal due to the environmental harm of their energy production for Bitcoin mining. However, Greenidge is still operating as they appeal the decision. Read this OpEd by Tony Del Plato about why the DEC must stand their ground: https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/opinion/2023/04/21/greenidge-generation-air-permit-finger-lakes-nys-dec/70133974007/
See this message below from the Sierra Club Finger Lakes Group: On behalf of the Sierra Club Finger Lakes Group, we invite you to a vitally important rally on Earth Day, Saturday April 22nd at 11:00 in Waterloo, NY. The Seneca Meadows Landfill there is scheduled to close in 2025, but its owners have applied to…
Watch this 20-minute film about a small town in Pennsylvania that comes together to protect its community from corporate extractive exploitation. Here’s the link: https://vimeo.com/743479212/3e0154b274?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&owner=1214[…]id=IwAR1WS-oC-KmbsipEsEqLagPyfIWZZS0z2GwVMbFtnKmdiTxLdAjR8gt_P0c
Engineers Without Borders, a Cornell University project team, created an app for the Finger Lakes Climate Fund! Read more about it in this Tompkins Weekly article: https://www.tompkinsweekly.com/…/cornell-project-team…/