COMPOSTING IN THE FINGER LAKES
August 2, 2026
Did you know that composting your food scraps and yard waste can significantly decrease the amount of climate-warming methane that it would produce if it was sent to the dump? And that methane has a much higher effect than carbon dioxide on warming...
FINGER LAKES GROUP SUMMER PICINIC SATURDAY JULY 25 IN HAMMONDSPORT
July 17, 2026
We invite you to our annual Summer Picnic which will be held on Saturday July 25 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Champlin Beach Park, 8547 NY Route 54 in Hammondsport, NY. Meet with fellow environmental advocates and discover what the Finger Lakes Group...
A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN THE FINGER LAKES?-Part 3
July 1, 2026
This is part three of a series reporting on a speaker's program about the risks, cost, and community impacts of a potential nuclear power plant in Schuyler County.
A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN THE FINGER LAKES?-Part 2
June 8, 2026
This is part two of a series reporting on a speaker's program about the risks, cost, and community impacts of a potential nuclear power plant in Schuyler County
A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN THE FINGER LAKES?
May 12, 2026
by Philip Gillemot Are you ready to consider the ramifications of having a nuclear power plant constructed and functioning in the Finger Lakes? If this thought makes you feel uneasy (at the least), read further in this article about a speaker'...
INCIDENCE OF CANCER SHOWN TO INCREASE WITH PROXIMITY TO NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
February 21, 2026
A recent study done through the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health showed that in Massachusetts living near nuclear power plants was associated with significant increases of cancer in humans. It was published in December in the journal...
GOV. HOCHUL PUSHES NUCLEAR POWER PLANT EXPANSION IN NY
February 3, 2026
Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York Power Authority (NYPA), prodded by other state power centers have embarked upon a grand push to develop a new generation of nuclear power plants in New York State. For the last year and a half, the...
TOWN OF LANSING WITHDRAWS MORATORIUM
November 23, 2025
On Wednesday November 19, the Town of Lansing Board withdrew its proposed moratorium (presumably aimed at the proposed TeraWulf data center) on large scale development.
DEC APPROVES SENECA LAKE BITCOIN MINING PERMIT, HOCHUL'S ENVIRONMENTAL BACKSLIDING DETAILED
December 6, 2025 - June 5, 2026
On November 7, Governor Kathy Hocul's Department of Environmental Protection (DEC) granted an operating permit of five years for the Bitcoin mining facility at the Village of Dresden on the western shore of Seneca Lake.
NOMINEES FOR FINGER LAKES GROUP ELECTION
October 30, 2025
Seven candidates have been accepted as nominees for the Finger Lakes Group Executive Committee. There are seven open positions to be filled. The election will take place starting in later November and continuing through December 15. Finger Lakes...