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Supreme Court Rolls Back Protections for Wetlands in Broad Ruling That Favors Farmers, Developers, Polluting Industries

ALBANY, May 26, 2023 — New York State’s top environmental regulator today condemned the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday that…

As Greenidge’s Stock Tanks, the Bitcoin Miner’s Boss Prepares to Back 3rd Party Candidate in 2024 Presidential Race

DRESDEN, May 22, 2023 — Greenidge Generation’s last-ditch efforts to avoid being delisted from the NASDAQ stock exchange sputtered late…

SUNY-ESF Tests Confirm Seneca Lake Trout Laced With PFAS; State Advisories Protect Anglers’ Habits, Not Their Health

GENEVA, May 1, 2023 — This coming Memorial Day weekend, anglers will converge on Geneva — the so-called “Lake Trout…

Hochul Administration Is Projecting Major Expansion of Sewage Sludge Spreading as Fertilizer on Farmland

ALBANY, Apr. 26, 2023 — The Hochul Administration’s new plan to recycle 85 percent of the state’s entire solid waste…

Earth Day Crowd of Protesters Hears Speakers Call on Gov. Hochul to Require Seneca Meadows to Close by 2025

WATERLOO, Apr. 22, 2023 — The tractor trailers loaded with waste that crept up the 280-foot face of Seneca Meadows…

PFAS Found in All 35 Water Samples From Sites Near Sewage Sludge Fields in Steuben; Casella Calls Levels ‘Minuscule’

THURSTON, Apr. 20, 2023 — Every water sample from 32 private wells near or adjacent to Steuben County fields that…

Town Supervisors in Steuben Fear DEC Will Let Casella Import Sludge From Long Island Despite Local Moratoriums

THURSTON, Apr. 17, 2023 — The supervisors of two small Steuben County towns say they fear state officials are about…

Sewage Sludge Debate in Cameron Turns Into ‘Complete S**tshow’ Pitting Right-to-Farm Law Against Neighbors’ Rights

CAMERON, Apr. 6, 2023 — Shouting matches erupted at a public hearing last night over the proposed transfer of a…

Hochul Backs 11th-Hour Bid to Undercut NY Climate Law; Greens Say ‘Accounting Trick’ Undercounts Methane Emissions

(Mar. 6 UPDATE: In response to unexpectedly strong pushback, Gov. Kathy Hochul retreated Wednesday from her plan to change the…

As Cyanotoxins Soar in Owasco Lake, Threatening Tap Water, Cayuga County Ends Support for Water Monitoring

AUBURN, Mar. 31, 2023 — Even after cyanotoxins surged again last year in Owasco Lake, the Cayuga County Legislature voted…

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