DRESDEN, Aug. 9, 2022 — For more than five years, Greenidge Generation has skirted a federal law that requires power … More
Author: Peter Mantius
I am a journalist who lives in Watkins Glen, NY. I write about the environment and politics on my website, Waterfrontonline.blog. For more detail on my background, see the "Peter's Bio" section on that site.
Feds Cite Cargill for ‘Aggravated Conduct’ in Roof Collapse That Killed 2 and Led to Closure of Its 3rd Largest US Salt Mine
(This article has been updated with a comment from a Cargill spokesman, provided one day after the article was first … More
Planed Concrete Batching Plant in Rural Yates County Unexpectedly Halted Because Cement Silo Would Be Too Tall
DUNDEE, Aug. 3, 2022 — Plans to build a concrete batching plant on agricultural land on the border of Yates … More
Proposed Concrete Plant Between Keuka, Seneca Lakes Sparks Fears: Will There Be Enough Water for the Neighbors?
DUNDEE, Aug. 1, 2022 — Plans to build a concrete batching plant on five acres zoned for agriculture on the … More
Once Again, Cayuga Leads the State in Early Season HABs; Seneca, Owasco, Canandaigua, Keuka Toxin-Free — So Far
VILLAGE OF CAYUGA, July 26, 2022 — Once again this summer, Cayuga Lake has taken the early-season lead statewide in … More
Greenidge Contractor Told to Remove Equipment Destined for Dresden Plant From State Boat Launch Site in Severne
SEVERNE POINT, July 22, 2022 — Greenidge Generation’s bid to quietly use a state-run fishing and boat launching facility on … More
DEC Grants Permit to Cayuta Waste Facility While Effectively Denying FOIL Request for Key Documents
CAYUTA, July 18, 2022 — Twenty-one months after a plan to build and operate a waste transfer station on the … More
Is Greenidge Using DEC Boat Launch as Staging Area for Major New Construction Project Despite Air Permit Denial?
SEVERNE POINT, July 2, 2022 — A day after the state Department of Environmental Conservation denied Greenidge Generation an air … More
Greenidge’s Bitcoin Operation on Seneca Lake Loses its Bid for New Air Emissions Permit, Jeopardizing its Future Operation
DRESDEN, June 30, 2022 —The state Department of Environmental Conservation today denied Greenidge Generation LLC’s application to renew its Title … More
Hochul Must Put Finger Lakes Ahead of Campaign Fundraising and Deny Air Permit for Greenidge’s Bitcoin Operation
This article includes opinions based on my seven years of reporting on Greenidge Generation’s restart, conversion to natural gas power … More
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