Opponents of hydraulic fracturing in New York State won two small, but important victories this week. On Wednesday, the Obama administration announced new regulations for controlling emissions from “fracking,” while the state on Thursday delayed its report on the environmental impact of the practice.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) awarded the Southern Tier region up to $49.4 million of a total $785 million in December in state aid designated to promote economic growth. The Southern Tier received the smallest amount of aid of the 10 regional councils vying for a portion of the funds.

The Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council, co-chaired by President David Skorton, presented the final version of its strategic plan to stimulate job creation and economic growth to New York State officials in Albany on Tuesday.

Ithaca's Common Council held a special meeting Monday to discuss the implication of a property tax cap passed by the New York Senate.

In its first game since saying goodbye to four starters from last season's Sweet Sixteen squad, the Cornell men's basketball team came back from 12 points down to beat the University of Albany, 65-61.

After splitting another two games this week, the women’s basketball team is holding an even 3-3 record. On Tuesday night in Newman Arena, Cornell notched a 73-57 victory against IUPUI, but then fell, 80-55, to Albany yesterday on the road.

Field hockey is heading out for a midweek road trip to Hamilton, N.Y., for a match against Colgate. The match will begin tonight at 7 p.m. This out-of-conference match comes after a solid showing for the Red this weekend — defeating Yale 2-1 in an overtime victory and a shutout win over Lehigh. The Red is looking to continue its two-game win streak, and pick up their first victory on its opponent’s turf.

“It was a positive weekend for us, it was good for us to see that we can come out and win in a close overtime win against Yale, and follow that up with a solid win against Lehigh” senior captain Abbi Horn said.