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Lourdes pharmacies are open but unable to fill prescriptions, outpatient labs are closed, and the hospital said in an update on its website that its phone system and patient portal were also impacted.
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While other states, like Oregon and California, have enacted further protections for workers in extreme heat, New York’s efforts continue to stall.
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Cornell President Martha Pollack says the decision to step down is unrelated to recent anti-war protests on college campuses across the country.
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A new dormitory-style homeless shelter opened in Elmira Wednesday and will house up to 47 individuals—both men and women. It offers beds, locked storage, meals, laundry and showers, along with services to find permanent housing.
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Data from the New York State Insurance Fund, a public insurer, finds workers face greater risk and more costly injuries on hot days. The insurer has launched a program to incentivize employers to reduce emissions.
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Ithaca, N.Y., will require that 50% of the money spent on its energy transition and on major infrastructure projects is directed toward those residents most at risk from climate change.
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The new law requires the city to release a monthly list of owners with rental properties that are not properly registered and inspected, or have code violations.
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The city of Ithaca will now require that half of the money it spends on its clean energy transition and capital projects goes toward communities considered disproportionately burdened by climate change.
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A group of BU students called the “Divest from Death Coalition", set up about 20 tents on the university’s Peace Quad Wednesday night, after holding a rally earlier in the day. This comes as protests continue on college campuses across the country.
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Airbnb hosts in Ithaca will now have to live for more than half of the year on the property they’re renting.
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A lawsuit filed against the town of Thurston was recently discontinued. It challenged the town’s ban on landspreading, which uses sewage sludge as fertilizer.
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Wells College in Aurora announced it would close at the end of the spring semester, citing financial challenges.