Join Us to Protect Our Community from PFAS & Microplastic Pollution!
Rally Against Cornell's Artificial Turf Plan

Date: September 3rd
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: In front of Ithaca City Hall

Cornell's "Long Range Vision" plan proposes adding six or so new synthetic turf fields to the existing four on campus, totaling ten toxic plastic fields. This plan threatens our environment and community health with microplastic pollution, PFAS and other chemical and heavy metal contamination, harm to wildlife, and impacts on environmental justice communities beyond Ithaca. To learn more, watch our webinar recording below.

Our Immediate Objective: Urge the planning board to issue a positive declaration for the environmental impact assessment at their meeting on September 3rd.

Our Long-Term Objective: Advocate for a city-wide ban on synthetic turf installation, following the example of Los Angeles and other municipalities that have taken strong stands against harmful synturf fields.

Special Speakers Include:

• Dr. Susan Allen, Ithaca College Professor and Expert on Microplastics
• Brian B. Eden, Environmental Advocate, CLEAN
• Yayoi Koizumi, Zero Waste Ithaca
• Cornell University Graduate Student, representing Zero Waste Ithaca
• Extinction Rebellion Representative
• Dorothy Lovelace, Community Member

Join us at 5 PM for the rally, just before the city planning board's crucial meeting at 6 PM inside City Hall. Let’s make our voices heard and push for a greener, healthier future.

The rally is co-sponsored by ten organizations: Zero Waste Ithaca, Beyond Plastics, Plastic Pollution Coalition, Mothers Out Front New York, CLEAN (Cayuga Lake Environmental Action Now!), Sustainable Finger Lakes, Seneca Lake Guardians, Sunrise Ithaca, Extinction Rebellion Ithaca, and Cornell on Fire.

Bring signs, bring friends, and bring your commitment to a greener future!

#ZeroWaste #BreakFreeFromPlastic #RallyForChange #EnvironmentalJustice

Watch our April 30th webinar to discover the dangers of synthetic turf, featuring insights from six experts: a former university soccer coach, two chemists, three scientists, three whistleblowers, an expert witness from an environmental justice community affected by plastic pollution, and a specialist in organic grass management.

Please read the following local media reports and other materials for more information:

• The Ithaca Voice Report (August 9, 2024)
• The Ithaca Times report (July 10, 2024)
• The WSKG reort (June 16, 2024)
• Our 50+-page partially annotated bibliography
• Its high level 3-page summary

If you haven't signed our petition, please do so now!