THE FINGER LAKES, Mar. 13, 2023 — When the state tested 34 lake trout and yellow perch from Seneca Lake … More
Author: Peter Mantius
Leachate Evaporator Ignited Blaze at Seneca Meadows, Six Months After Fire Destroyed Landfill’s Previous Evaporator
WATERLOO, Mar. 8, 2023 — A recently installed evaporator used to dewater leachate produced by the Seneca Meadows Inc. landfill … More
UAlbany Abruptly Reinstates Carpenter, Ends Probe; Expert Witness in Monsanto Cases Had Been Banned From Campus
ALBANY, Feb. 22, 2023 — Facing intense pressure from environmental groups, physicians and academics, the State University of New York … More
Monsanto’s Petition to Probe PCB Expert Provokes Outrage; SUNY-Albany Urged to Restore His Full Campus Privileges
ALBANY, Feb. 21, 2023 — A groundswell of public support is building for a SUNY-Albany professor who says he’s been … More
Ignoring Casella’s Request, Thurston Board Votes 5-0 for Moratorium That May Interfere With Its Sludge Business
THURSTON, Feb. 16, 2023 — In step toward controlling or even preventing the spreading of municipal sewage sludge on up … More
Levels of PFAS in Freshwater Fish are ‘Staggering,’ but Finger Lakes Anglers Aren’t Getting the Message
THE FINGER LAKES, Feb. 14, 2023 — Freshwater fish are hundreds of times more contaminated with PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ than … More
Three Casella Officials Watch in Silence as Thurston Warms to Idea of Banning Permits for Sewage Sludge Spreading
THURSTON, Feb. 2, 2023 — The Town of Thurston’s board split sharply last night on whether a proposed one-year moratorium … More
Hochul, DEC Duck Questions on Appeal of ‘Green Amendment’ Ruling That Has Huge Implications for Local Landfills
ROCHESTER, Jan. 30, 2023 — How will the Hochul Administration respond to a sweeping state court ruling that citizens have … More
3 Environmental Groups Sue Greenidge in Federal Court, Alleging Ongoing Violations of Clean Water Act
DRESDEN, Jan. 24, 2023 — Three environmental groups filed a federal civil lawsuit Tuesday against Greenidge Generation LLC, alleging that … More
Anxious that Casella Recently Took Control of 2,789 Acres, Thurston Weighs One-Year Moratorium on New Landfills
(See WaterFront’s Correction/Clarification page for note regarding this post) THURSTON, Jan. 24, 2023 — A rural community in Steuben County … More