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Blog Posts
FINGER LAKES GROUP SUMMER PICNIC
June 20, 2024
The Sierra Club Finger Lakes Group hosted a picnic to enjoy the company of fellow environmental advocates on Thursday June 11 at Champlin Beach Park in Hammondsport on the shore of Keuka Lake. It was delayed by one day due to severe weather. The...
Plastic Reduction and Recycling Bill Stalled in State Legislature
July 24, 2024
A new packaging bill to reduce the amount of plastic trash in New York, the Plastic Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Bill, became stalled in the State Assembly at the time of legislature's adjournment in June. The bill was introduced in both...
Upcoming Repair Cafes Will Fix Household Items And Cut Waste
March 7, 2024
An article in the February 21 edition of the Review and Express for Schuyler County detailed two upcoming events to repair household items and minimize waste.
The Birds and Bees Protection Act Awaits...
December 13, 2023
By Dick Kurtz--"In 2023, the NY Legislature passed the Birds and Bees Protection Act. Today that act sits on Governor Hochul's desk unsigned.
The Birds and Bees Protection Act bans Neonicotinoid coatings on seeds. Neonicotinoids (Neonics) are a...
Composting Our Way To Climate Stability
December 13, 2023
In my food scraps composting article in the Spring issue of the Finger Lakes Sierran, I described my search to find a site to compost my food scraps at the end of a trip to Phoenix, AZ. Although I had to bring my scraps back to New York to compost,...