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Greendige Plans to Cap its Coal Ash Landfill and Build a Solar Array On Top

By Jimmy Jordan

ITHACA, NY — Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. is planning to close it’s forty-year-old coal ash landfill and build a solar array on the site. In 2014, Greenidge acquired the coal ash landfill, known as Lockwood Hills. It’s maintained by a subsidiary to Greenidge, Lockwood Hills Inc. Greenidge said the landfill capping and solar project will…

Spotted Lanternfly has Finger Lakes on Edge

By Jimmy Jordan

ITHACA, NY — The Spotted Lanternfly is raising alarm bells in the Finger Lakes. The invasive pest is a threat to the region’s wine industry with a serious appetite for grapes. The lanternfly has devastated vineyards in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, but it also poses a larger ecological impact: It feeds on over 70 known plant…

COVID-19 Cases Tick Up in Tompkins County; Mask Guidance Reinstated

By Jimmy Jordan

TOMPKINS COUNTY, NY — In response to a recent uptick in cases, the Tompkins County Health Department is reinstating masking guidance and resuming daily updates of it’s COVID-19 data tables. As of posting this story, there are 59 active cases of COVID-19 in Tompkins County.  The daily COVID updates were reduced to once a week…

National Science Foundation Picks TC3 for STEM Initiative

By WRFI News Staff

TOMPKINS COUNTY, NY — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) to join Project Vision. The initiative aims to support community colleges’ STEM programs and build their capacity so they can apply for the competitive grants that the NSF offers. TC3 faculty will get support from staff from Project Vision…

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