Looking back on 2018, Gov. Andrew Cuomo deserves a “C-” grade for protecting the environment in the Finger Lakes during…
Sewer Line Belongs Under Seneca Falls Sculpture Trail, Judges Are Told
ROCHESTER, Dec. 7, 2018 — Members of the Seneca Falls Town Board never needed to actually read the resolutions they…
Carcinogenic Chemicals That Plague Hoosick Falls are Rampant at Seneca Army Depot
ROMULUS, Nov. 20, 2018 — Groundwater drawn from three sites at the former Seneca Army Depot is contaminated with the…
DEC Acted Properly in Issuing Greenidge Power Plant Water Permits, Judge Rules
PENN YAN, Nov. 13, 2018 — Permits granted to Greenidge Generation LLC for the withdrawal and discharge of water by…
Cuomo Administration Rushed Greenidge’s Restart — But Was It Legal?
(Revised Nov. 14, 2018 to reflect a recent court decision) DRESDEN, Nov. 13, 2018 — A state appeals court ruling…
State Granted Greenidge Fast-Track Startup and ‘The OK’ to Mangle Fish for Five More Years
DRESDEN, Nov. 1, 2018 — Since its restart in the Spring of 2017, the Greenidge Generation power station has been…
New York Must Improve Procedures for Measuring and Disclosing Data on Algal Toxins, City of Auburn Argues
AUBURN, Oct. 20, 2018 — The state Department of Health must address New York’s rapidly spreading toxic algae crisis by…
Large Dairies Herded to Permitting Loophole as Toxic Algae Blooms Threaten Finger Lakes Drinking Water
AUBURN, Oct. 15, 2018 — New court-ordered rules designed to control manure runoff from dairy farms into streams and lakes…
Toxins From Canandaigua Algal Bloom Infect Town’s Water, Force Drinking Ban
RUSHVILLE, Oct. 12, 2018 — Toxins generated by blue-green algal blooms in Lake Canandaigua have infected the public drinking water…
Seneca Falls Board Majority Orders Town Attorneys to Defend Local Law 3 and 2025 Close Date for Seneca Meadows Landfill
SENECA FALLS, Oct. 8, 2018 — A three-member majority of the Seneca Falls Town Board instructed town attorneys today to…
