ALBANY, Jan. 27, 2020 — Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to make the state’s fracking ban permanent by enshrining it in…
Cuomo’s $300M Plan for Erie Canal Ducks Confidential Recommendation to Block Aquatic Pests By Cutting it Into Pieces
MONTEZUMA, Jan. 12, 2020 — Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s new plan to spend $300 million upgrading the Erie Canal is designed…
After 26 Months of Official Silence, Seneca Falls Moves for Dismissal of Landfill Suit Challenging 2025 Closing
SENECA FALLS, Jan. 9, 2020 — The Town of Seneca Falls and a neighbor of Seneca Meadows Inc. landfill have…
Permit Allows Hakes Landfill to Expand; Critics Say It’s Highly Radioactive and a Health Threat to Communities Downwind
CORNING, Jan. 7, 2020 — The Cuomo Administration has quietly granted a Steuben County landfill permission to expand from 57.9 acres…
Cuomo Pushes NY to Forefront Among States Restricting Pesticide Used to Protect Apple Trees
ALBANY, Dec. 19, 2019 — Prodded by legislation that he vetoed this month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered state regulators to…
Texas-Based Waste ‘Machine’ Fighting Local Bid to Close Mega-Landfill in 2025
SENECA FALLS, Dec. 11, 2019 — The nation’s third largest waste hauler is waging a two-front campaign — in the…
REAR-GUARD WARRIORS: Finger Lakes Lawmakers Resist NYS Legislature’s Tilt To Green Activism
ALBANY, Nov. 18, 2019 — While the New York State Legislature took a sharp turn this year toward environmental activism,…
Former Manufactured Gas Plant Cleanup in Penn Yan Nearly Done — After 33 Years
PENN YAN, Oct. 23, 2019 — The state-ordered waste cleanup in and around a former manufactured gas plant in Penn…
New Tests Show Only Traces of PFAS in Drinking Water in Watkins Glen, Montour Falls and Waterloo
WATKINS GLEN, Oct. 18, 2019 — Recent tests of public tap water in Watkins Glen, Montour Falls and Waterloo all…
Seneca Lake-Area Water Systems Promise New Data on PFAS Chemicals, While State DOH Keeps Tight Lid on What It Knows
WATERLOO, Sept. 30, 2019 — Blindsided a month ago by intense public alarm over reports that their public drinking water…
