ITHACA, N.Y. — After significant changes to Ithaca’s Climate Action Plan were first announced nearly a year ago, the city’s Department of Sustainability finally introduced the updated plan publicly Wednesday before Common Council. Since the plan’s pivot was announced, Director of Sustainability Rebecca Evans and city staff have worked to create a list of recommendations for the best path forward, based on research and public feedback.

While President Trump exempted energy products from reciprocal tariffs, he didn’t include a carve-out for many of the components being used to construct multi-billion dollar liquefied natural gas expo...

In New York and other cities where congestion pricing policies, bike infrastructure projects, and car bans have been put in place, cyclists are finding the streets more welcoming.

Last time around they were bulwarks for climate action. This time is different.

President Donald Trump has removed a Democratic member of the U.S. National Labor Relations Board from office, an unprecedented move that will escalate an ongoing legal battle over the scope of the president's powers to control federal agencies.

On Monday, January 27, 2025, the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Memorandum-25-13 relating to a “Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs.” The memo references several of President Trump’s January 20 executive orders (EOs), including the “Unleashing American Energy” EO. It directs federal agencies to “complete a comprehensive […]

Cynthia Ferguson, former head of the department’s environmental justice office, is among the attorneys affected.

Join Jorge DeFendini as he launches his campaign for Ithaca Common Council alongside Ithaca DSA and Ithaca Tenants Union. Jorge was first elected to Ithaca Common Council in 2021, and used his role t...

The Biden administration is withholding funds from the Climate Justice Alliance, a federal grantee that has spoken out about Palestine.

Background Frontline clinics - primary care clinics that predominantly serve low-income and socially disadvantaged communities - are facing increasing impacts from climate-related extreme events. This...

Tompkins County and City of Ithaca officials announced Tuesday morning that the County plans to purchase a one-acre property on Cherry Street in Ithaca's southwest as the first step in "investing in a...

City of Ithaca Common Council adopted the 2025 budget, allocating 50.2% of capital project funding to communities most impacted by the social, economic, and environmental impacts of climate change, pl...