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Ithaca Airport Receives Grant for New Geothermal System
Senator Lea Webb announced on Thursday that the Ithaca Tompkins International Airport (ITH) will receive $1.35 million in state funding for a new geothermal heating and cooling system through the AIR NY Aviation Capital Grant Program.
The program aims to improve safety, modernize operations, promote environmental resilience and enhance regional economic competitiveness at New York airports, according to a press release from the senator’s office.
ITH Airport Director Roxan Noble said the geothermal system will be in the CFR conference room and the Administration Building. She said the system will show the ITH and Tompkins County’s commitment to sustainability by improving energy efficiency and lowering emissions.
This grant is an important step forward for Ithaca Tompkins International Airport and our community,” Noble said in the press release. “We’re thankful for the support that makes it possible to invest in modern infrastructure and a greener future for all.”
Dan Klein, Chair of the Tompkins County Legislature, said that the county is grateful for the state’s support of the airport’s geothermal upgrades.
“Our goal is to make the Ithaca Tompkins International Airport a green, economical, and convenient way to connect with the world,” Klein said in the press release. “This project will help advance that objective.”
- Maddy Vogel, Ithaca Times 8/14/25
Senator Lea Webb announced on Thursday that the Ithaca Tompkins International Airport (ITH) will receive $1.35 million in state funding for a new geothermal heating and cooling system through the AIR NY Aviation Capital Grant Program.
The program aims to improve safety, modernize operations, promote environmental resilience and enhance regional economic competitiveness at New York airports, according to a press release from the senator’s office.
ITH Airport Director Roxan Noble said the geothermal system will be in the CFR conference room and the Administration Building. She said the system will show the ITH and Tompkins County’s commitment to sustainability by improving energy efficiency and lowering emissions.
This grant is an important step forward for Ithaca Tompkins International Airport and our community,” Noble said in the press release. “We’re thankful for the support that makes it possible to invest in modern infrastructure and a greener future for all.”
Dan Klein, Chair of the Tompkins County Legislature, said that the county is grateful for the state’s support of the airport’s geothermal upgrades.
“Our goal is to make the Ithaca Tompkins International Airport a green, economical, and convenient way to connect with the world,” Klein said in the press release. “This project will help advance that objective.”
- Maddy Vogel, Ithaca Times 8/14/25
News and Events
Sun Day With a FLX TWIST on Sept. 21
Loosely modeled after Bill McKibben's national Sun Day, we invite you to join us to establish unity and agency among those of us concerned about climate issues, clean air and water, and how our elected leaders are falling short in protecting the FLX from predatory, polluting corporations that exploit our clean air, water, and way of life for private financial gain.
This event will focus on the urgent need to address a number of pressing environmental threats that are putting the beautiful Finger Lakes region at risk, including the ongoing harms from Greenidge Generation, a gas powered cryptomining facility, and the Seneca Meadows landfill, the largest landfill in New York that is at capacity and applying to expand its footprint by 47 acres and continue operations for 15 years. New threats on Cayuga Lake are developing, too.
We will be calling on New York’s elected leaders to stand with us, including Lieutenant Governor Delgado, in defending New York’s climate law, blocking corporate polluters from making our home their wasteland, and protecting the Finger Lakes’ natural resources and economic vitality.
We’re working in partnership with other regional groups who have helped organize impactful demonstrations throughout the state, and we expect strong turnout and media coverage.
But this event will not be successful without you. We hope you can join us to speak out and walk with us in this show of unity and resolve.
When: Sunday, September 21, 1 pm
Where: Finger Lakes Welcome Center, 35 Lakefront Dr., Geneva, NY
Please share widely and RSVP on our Facebook events page.
Next TCCPI Meeting
Friday, September 26, 2025
9:00 - 11:00 am
The monthly TCCPI meetings have moved online. For Zoom info, contact Peter Bardaglio, the TCCPI coordinator, for further details at pbardaglio@gmail.com.
If you have any issues you would like to bring to the TCCPI monthly meetings, please e-mail us at info@tccpi.org. General meetings are on the last Friday of every month, except for November and December. Because of the holidays, the November-December meeting is held on the second Friday of December.
The Ithaca 2030 District
Visit TCCPI's latest project, the Ithaca 2030 District, an interdisciplinary public-private collaboration working to create a groundbreaking high-performance building district in Downtown Ithaca.
Loosely modeled after Bill McKibben's national Sun Day, we invite you to join us to establish unity and agency among those of us concerned about climate issues, clean air and water, and how our elected leaders are falling short in protecting the FLX from predatory, polluting corporations that exploit our clean air, water, and way of life for private financial gain.
This event will focus on the urgent need to address a number of pressing environmental threats that are putting the beautiful Finger Lakes region at risk, including the ongoing harms from Greenidge Generation, a gas powered cryptomining facility, and the Seneca Meadows landfill, the largest landfill in New York that is at capacity and applying to expand its footprint by 47 acres and continue operations for 15 years. New threats on Cayuga Lake are developing, too.
We will be calling on New York’s elected leaders to stand with us, including Lieutenant Governor Delgado, in defending New York’s climate law, blocking corporate polluters from making our home their wasteland, and protecting the Finger Lakes’ natural resources and economic vitality.
We’re working in partnership with other regional groups who have helped organize impactful demonstrations throughout the state, and we expect strong turnout and media coverage.
But this event will not be successful without you. We hope you can join us to speak out and walk with us in this show of unity and resolve.
When: Sunday, September 21, 1 pm
Where: Finger Lakes Welcome Center, 35 Lakefront Dr., Geneva, NY
Please share widely and RSVP on our Facebook events page.
Next TCCPI Meeting
Friday, September 26, 2025
9:00 - 11:00 am
The monthly TCCPI meetings have moved online. For Zoom info, contact Peter Bardaglio, the TCCPI coordinator, for further details at pbardaglio@gmail.com.
If you have any issues you would like to bring to the TCCPI monthly meetings, please e-mail us at info@tccpi.org. General meetings are on the last Friday of every month, except for November and December. Because of the holidays, the November-December meeting is held on the second Friday of December.
The Ithaca 2030 District
Visit TCCPI's latest project, the Ithaca 2030 District, an interdisciplinary public-private collaboration working to create a groundbreaking high-performance building district in Downtown Ithaca.
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