A new set of protests targeting the policies of the Trump administration have been scheduled by the group 50501, set for Saturday April 19.

On March 4 the Town of Seneca Falls Board seemingly voted to approve a local landfill permit and a host community agreement (HCA) that gave local approval for the expansion of the Seneca Meadows sanitary landfill (SMI). The next day, a dispute...

This article will focus on the threats that the Trump/Musk administration are making on a national and international level to our environment. Due to the tsunami of these anti-environmental actions and with a desire to improve the readability of...

It felt like the bottom dropped out after the re-election of Donald Trump. As we headed into the New Year, I experienced feelings of dread, depression, fear, sadness, loss, and confusion. I am also looking for and finding the reservoir

The membership has voted and the four open spots on the Finger Lakes Group Executive Committee (EXCOM) have been filled. The four highest vote getters (all returnees) are Thomas Hirasuna (Climate Reality), Philip Gillemot (Website Contributor and...

On September 13, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that $21 million is now available to install electric vehicle fast chargers along major travel corridors across New York State.

Multiple state organizations reported in July 2024 that New York will likely miss a key deadline in the landmark 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA). Multiple business groups, according to WaterFront have since lobbied Gov....

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...

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...

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,...