Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County Marine Program is leading a nearly $164,000 study to examine the effects of LED lights in fishery pots targeting Jonah crab in New York.
Using data from two of New York's largest grape–producing regions, researchers found that losses could reach $1.5 million, $4 million and $8.8 million in the first, second and third years of infestation, respectively.
After installing floating solar panels on small ponds, researchers found that methane and carbon dioxide emissions increased by nearly 27% and dissolved oxygen substantially decreased.
The study found detectable levels of contaminants, including some that may increase cancer risk, in every bird sampled across four states and nine ecological regions.
The dairy industry could lose billions of dollars if President Trump imposes tariffs on products from China, Canada and Mexico, and begins deporting undocumented immigrants, a dairy economist said at a conference at Cornell last week.
The Tompkins County program provides trainees - many of whom have faced obstacles to employment - with a foundation in environmental literacy and hands-on experience that helps them enter the workforce.
