Noah Zweifel reports in the Altamont Enterprise that Cornell University researchers found that many upstate New York residents don't believe upstate New York is getting a fair shake with the proliferation of solar facilities and is another example of upstaters shouldering the burden of downstaters’ needs. The study says, “Solar energy is usually described as a promising and clean technology and is often touted as a key response to the climate crisis.... But the growing trend of developing [utility-scale solar] sites in rural places highlights how solar can recreate energy production and consumption patterns between rural and urban society — patterns which historically have contributed to spatial inequalities.” The study also found the correlation between political affiliation and opposition to solar farms was insignificant. Read more about this story in the Altamont Enterprise.