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Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Cargill’s Salt Mining Beneath Cayuga Lake Until the DEC takes a ‘Hard Look’ at the Risks

By Jimmy Jordan

ITHACA,  NY — Cargill and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) are being challenged in court over a modified mining permit the DEC issued the company.  Cargill operates a salt mine of over 3,000 acres beneath Cayuga Lake. The lawsuit alleges that the DEC has not taken a hard enough look at…

Schuyler County Joins Suit Against Drug Manufacturers for Alleged Price Fixing

By Jimmy Jordan

SCHUYLER COUNTY, NY — Schuyler County is suing drug manufacturers for alleged price fixing. Schuyler county is one of almost two dozen municipal governments acting as plaintiffs in the case. They filed a Summons and Complaint over 1000 pages long on June 30th.  Schuyler County’s suit follows the precedent of a 2017 case, resulting in…

Ithaca’s City Hall Reopening, Masks Required, Hours Reduced

By Jimmy Jordan

Anyone entering City Hall will be required to wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status. Hours will be reduced initially, running from 1 to 4pm Monday through Wednesday, and 8 to 4pm Thursday through Friday. The City’s Boards, Committees, and Commissions are resuming in-person meetings. Agendas and meeting times are available at cityofithaca.org.

History Center Exhibit Tells How Tompkins County Women Changed the World

By Esther Racoosin

Zoe Van Nostrand, the Marketing & Visitor Experience Coordinator at the History Center in Tompkins County, talks about the new exhibit on display at the museum, “Breaking Barriers:  Women’s Lives and Livelihoods”.  Listeners will also hear from Claire Deng, a Cornell undergraduate and student intern working on the exhibit. (photo courtesy of The History Center…

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