ALBANY, July 12, 2018 — The state’s top environmental regulator on Thursday halted a controversial gas storage project proposed for … 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.
Cuomo’s Conflicting Interests Collide Over Plan to Repower Cayuga Plant
LANSING, July 3, 2018 — An affiliate of the politically-connected Blackstone Group seeks to convert one of the two coal-fired … More
Axing Incinerator Bill: A Victory for Elite Donor to Cuomo, a Defeat for ‘NIMBYs’
ROCHESTER, June 22, 2018 — The attorney for a Rochester company seeking to build a garbage incinerator in Romulus has … More
NYS Legislature Adjourns Before Assembly Votes on Incinerator Bill
ALBANY, June 21, 2018 — The New York State Legislature adjourned Wednesday without voting on a bill aimed at derailing … More
DO or DIE Today for Romulus Incinerator Bill — Where’s Joe Morelle?
ALBANY, June 20,2018 — There are countless ways to kill a high-stakes bill in the New York State Legislature, and … More
Keuka Outlet Fouls Drinking Water, Fuels Toxic Algae — Critics Blast DEC for Half-Measures, ‘Zombie Permits’
KEUKA OUTLET, June 18, 2018 — Along the waterfront near Dresden, residents don’t dare drink their tap water, which is … More
Restart of Greenidge Power Plant Hinged on DEC Downplaying Toxic Landfill
DRESDEN, June 12, 2018 — A coal ash landfill next to the Greenidge Generation power plant continues to discharge heavy … More
Ignoring Cuomo and Schumer, Incinerator Backers Sue Romulus
GENEVA, May 30, 2018 — Backers of a proposal to build the state’s largest trash incinerator in Romulus have filed … More
Judge Says He’ll Discount Affidavits Linking Water Discharges from Power Plant With Toxic Algae Blooms
PENN YAN, May 25, 2018 — The Yates County Supreme Court judge hearing a legal challenge to state water permits … More
Suspected Leak Prompts Crestwood to Call for New Pressure Tests at Proposed LPG Storage Site
READING, May 22, 2018 — In response to fresh evidence of salt cavern leaks, Crestwood says it will conduct a new … More
