environmental issues

NPR holds Climate Solutions Week, May 18-24 with stories on various NPR programs aired on WAER Syracuse Public Media. The stories from other communities mirror environmental content about our region.

Environmental groups oppose the development of data centers, due to high energy and water demands. They also oppose weakening the state's climate law.

The Environmental Defense Fund is fighting in court the Trump administration's repeal of the endangerment finding, a court ruling to consider dangers to health and environment when making regulations.

Beyond Plastics raises awareness about environmental & public health impacts of plastic materials and chemicals to make them. They're among groups behind a law to reduce plastic packaging.

The Nature Conservancy urges people to be aware of the importance of wetlands. Their work to preserve wetlands in the Finger Lakes helps with clean drinking water, wildlife, flood control.

The report Trash in America describes the amount of US trash, where it goes & better ways to deal with it. Environment America's Celeste Meiffren-Swango & MASSPIRG's Janet Domenitz join us.

Textile recycling, clothes, mattresses, rugs, etc., is challenging, generally not handled by municipalities. Other groups such as Planet Aid, are tackling it through donations, innovative methods.

Opponents want Governor Hochul and NYSDEC to reject proposals for the Constitution and Northeast Supply Enhancement pipelines. They content climate impacts and cost to consumers are too high.

Environmental groups say the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act could save New Yorkers $1 billion in a decade by requiring companies to fund recycling and reduce harmful materials.

Plastic is everywhere, used widely in manufacturing and packaging. The waste is found all over the environment, even in our bodies. There are ideas to reduce and reuse plastic to lessen the impacts.