Tompkins County activists Reclaim Earth Day
By Caroline Grass
April 21, 2024
WICB news correspondent Caroline Grass speaks with organizers and activists in Tompkins County who are working on a Reclaim Earth Day event. Coordinated actions will occur on campuses around Ithaca with four demands of decarbonize, dissociate, divest, and decolonize.
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History Forge
By Caroline Grass
March 3, 2024
WICB news correspondent Caroline Grass talks to volunteers working at the History Center of Tompkins County History Forge database. History Forge has detailed maps and data about people and buildings in Ithaca, Tompkins County and beyond.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology and birding in Ithaca
By Caroline Grass
April 30, 2023
WICB news correspondent Caroline Grass explores Cornell’s Sapsucker Woods Sanctuary and Lab of Ornithology. She talks to the director of the Macaulay Library, program manager for the Merlin Bird ID app and president and vice president of the Cayuga Bird Club to learn about birding and bird conservation.
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Seneca Meadows landfill Pt. 2
By Caroline Grass and Joshua Pantano
March 27, 2023
WICB news correspondents Caroline Grass and Joshua Pantano report on the Seneca Meadows landfill which has been a controversial topic in the town. The landfill bring economic benefits to the town but many residents are worried about negative harmful effects from the landfill which plans to expand.
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Seneca Meadows landfill Pt. 1
By Caroline Grass and Joshua Pantano
March 13, 2023
WICB news correspondents Caroline Grass and Joshua Pantano report on the Seneca Meadows landfill which has been a controversial topic in the town. The landfill bring economic benefits to the town but many residents are worried about negative harmful effects from the landfill which plans to expand.
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Flood risk in Ithaca
By Caroline Grass
February 20, 2023
WICB news correspondent Caroline Grass talks with Scott Doyle, Ithaca College’s director of Energy Management and Sustainability, about flood risk in Ithaca and how new FEMA maps will impact residents in flood zones.
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Harmful algal blooms in Cayuga Lake Pt. 2
By Caroline Grass
September 25, 2022
WICB news correspondent Caroline Grass reports on what might be causing HABs in Cayuga Lake and how the dangerous blooms effect the community.
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Harmful algal blooms in Cayuga Lake Pt. 1
By Caroline Grass
September 18, 2022
WICB news correspondent Caroline Grass reports on the volunteer testing group from the Community Science Institute that aims to learn more about HABs and keep members of the public safe.
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“The Band’s Visit:” Interview with Ali Bourzgui
By Caroline Grass
September 11, 2022
WICB news correspondent Caroline Grass spoke with an Ithaca College Alumni who recounted their time with “The Band’s Visit.”
Photo Courtesy Ali Bourzgui
Bitcoin mining harms New York State
By Caroline Grass
April 24, 2022
Correspondent Caroline Grass talks to experts and activists about the environmental impacts from bitcoin mining and explores how local communities are responding to the threat and possible state regulation.
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ICOA welcomes eighth writer-in-residence
By Caroline Grass
April 12, 2022
WICB News correspondent Caroline Grass talks to Ithaca City of Asylum’s newest writer-in-residence Dmitry Bykov.
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Women Leaders Series on Ithaca College campus
By Caroline Grass
March 6, 2022
Correspondent Caroline Grass talks to director of the Office for Student Engagement Michelle Lenhart and senior Hailey Aldrich about how they host a month-long series of events and conferences on campus featuring women leaders.
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TEDx returns to Ithaca College
By Caroline Grass
February 13, 2022
WICB News Correspondent Caroline Grass talks to members of the newly re-recognized TEDx club in Ithaca about their plans for organizing a TEDx event in the fall.
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Friends of the Library booksale
By Caroline Grass
October 31, 2021
Caroline Grass talks to the organizers and visitors of the Friends of the Library Book Sale in Tompkins County which attracts thousands of people to buy affordable books and support local literacy and youth programs
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thaca College’s theatre department welcomes the public back to the stage
By Caroline Grass
October 3, 2021
WICB News correspondent Caroline Grass takes us through the expectations and thoughts of some of those closely involved with Ithaca College’s theatre arts department’s return to a fully in-person season after a rocky period for the industry
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