Art DeGaetano
Cornell University has partnered with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM), State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), and the federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to create a comprehensive, navigable website dedicated to New York climate information. Art DeGaetano, NRCC director and professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and Mann Library director Mary Ochs are the principal investigators. The website will provide an easier access to reliable and accurate information to farmers, businesses, policymakers, and others. DeGaetano explains, “Before now… policymakers often trusted whatever old data and old studies they found online. But because climate science is a dynamic process, their deliberations were not as informed as they could be. Our site will put the most relevant and cutting-edge information into policymakers’ hands.”
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