Seneca Lake Guardian
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Preserving and Protecting Seneca Lake, the Finger Lakes Region, and its environs from irresponsible industrial development, promoting tourism in the FLX.
Watkins Glen, NY
Joined January 2018
There's still time to join Beyond Plastics for the January session of Grassroots Advocacy Trainings! Attend a free, two-hour training over Zoom to learn how you can make lasting change to put people and planet over plastic in your community.
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Today, NYers rallied outside @GovKathyHochul's State of the State address to demand that she STAND UP FOR THE CLIMATE! We decried how Gov. Hochul has retreated on climate & caved to the fossil fuel industry, and we called for bold climate leadership.
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We just wrote a @publicpowerny letter: Fund Public Renewables to Lower Our Bills! . Write one here:
actionnetwork.org
The twin crises of climate change and the cost of living require immediate action. As Donald Trump and the Republican Congress continue to fan the flames of the crisis, it is up to states like New...
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@ClimateNYS just gave @GovKathyHochul an F for her failure to address the #climatecrisis and implement the NYS Climate Law in 2025. She must do better in 2026. #climate #climateaction #climateactionnow
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The AI industry claims that their data centers are creating large numbers of jobs. Our research shows that these claims are false. Read more here, and join us in calling for a halt to new AI data centers:
foodandwaterwatch.org
Investment Needed to Create One Data Center Job is 100 Times Greater Than Average
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@GovKathyHochul we’re all counting on you to keep the birthplace of Womens Rights a safe healthy place that honors our history- and not cave in to Texas owned Waste Connections that would turn us into Pottersville!!! Shut down Seneca Meadows NOW!
newsweek.com
Seneca Falls, NY, which inspired the town in It's a Wonderful Life, is fighting over the future of the state's biggest landfill.
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The Town That Inspired It’s a Wonderful Life Is at a Crossroads. “As soon as you leave the front door you smell the stench”. @seneca_lake doing great work on this mega dump in the finger lakes @insideclimate @politicony @wastedive
realtor.com
Seneca Falls, NY, inspired "It’s a Wonderful Life"—but behind the holiday glow lies a landfill fight that could reshape the town’s future.
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In 1950, the world produced just two million tons of plastic. It now produces over 450 million tons per year. Plastic production is projected to double between 2019 and 2039. Learn more about the plastic pollution crisis and the solutions @enckj outlines in her new book “The
kalw.org
In Judith Enck's new book, she reveals how plastic pollution contributes to poisoned oceans, polluted air, a warming planet, and human health.
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Trump issued an executive order that limits the ability of states and local governments to enact regulations to protect against the numerous harms of AI. Energy- and water-intensive data centers are already resulting in significant backlash from communities across the country.
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Our president @enckj joined @corinnabellizzi, MBA, host of Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration about “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late.” Take a listen! https://t.co/9yQNb3bRN0
caremorebebetter.com
Judith Enck talks about what it takes to get rid of plastic pollution through better recycling methods and the passage of environment-friendly laws.
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In this letter to @timesunion, Nancy Clark calls out the plastics industry for “creating the fiction of plastic recycling in order to keep us buying their products,” shares her support for @DeboraJGlick and @SenatorHarckham's Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act and
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Another illustration of why policies that REDUCE (not recycle) plastics are essential.
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To many marine animals, plastic pollution resembles food. A new study finds seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals like porpoises, seals and whales don't have to eat much of it for it to be deadly. https://t.co/RAL9d1fAOv
npr.org
Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic it takes to be a lethal dose.
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Big Tech bet big on Trump. Now, they’re getting a return on their investment. Trump’s AI order would create a golden age for Big Tech Billionaires and a dark age for kids, workers, and our planet. We must stop it.
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We were excited to share our NEW BOOK, “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late” with Liz Kruger, NY State Senator. Senator Kruger is an environmental leader who supports the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act that
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Kathryn Garcia, a top aide to NY Gov. Kathy Hochul and former DSNY commish, says she’s “hugely against” legislation to revamp the state’s bottle return program. She and other staffers were replying all to an email chain that appears to have included the whole press list.
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Fossil fuel companies spent $15.9M in lobbying to stall clean-energy policies in NY. The result? Soaring bills, repeated rate hikes, and an affordability crisis — all while utilities’ profits climb. Read our new report with @strongforall & @twittlesis: https://t.co/K85xC3eGQP
littlesis.org
Polluters seeking to undermine New York's climate response have spent millions of dollars on lobbying firms that have deep ties to state government and have hosted high-dollar fundraisers for...
NEW REPORT: Why has Kathy Hochul refused to release the regulations for the cap-and-invest program she once touted? We looked at the multi-million lobbying campaign from NY's major polluters and revolving door lobbying firms.
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