These are the projects that the EMC is currently working on.

BPA In Tompkins County, What Can We Do?

Gas Drilling Committee comments on DEC regs and reviews local actions

The NYDEC is currently revising their Gas and Oil Drilling regulations to reflect new concerns associated with horizontal fracturing for natural gas.

Invasive Species Alert!  Hemlock Wooly Adelgid

Learn more about this invasive forest pest that is killing Hemlock trees.

Open Burning

Household burning of trash can be extremely hazardous to human health and to the environment.  The EMC worked with the Tompkins County legislature and through outreach and education to eliminate open burning. Currently Tompkins County Sanitary Code prohibits open burning of garbage countywide.

Cities for Climate Protection Campaign

The Cities for Climate Protection Campaign is a voluntary program for municipal governments to identify sources of greenhouse gas emissions within their jurisdictions and to implement actions to combat global warming at the local level.   Tompkins County joined the CCP Campaign in 2001, recognizing the need to address the global warming problem swiftly and effectively, and the County's unique position to play a role.

Cornell Wind Turbine Project

Cornell University recently ended a project to study the feasibility of installing several large-scale wind turbines to generate electricity for campus use.  Although the project was cancelled, a wind resources map of Tompkins County was created, and is available to the public here.