ALBANY, Dec. 22, 2020 — A coalition of environmental groups is mounting a campaign for a statewide ban on the … More
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Town of Torrey, Greenidge Sued Over Bitcoin Mining Project’s Potential Thermal Effects on Seneca Lake
DRESDEN, Dec. 19, 2020 — Three environmental groups and 30 individuals are seeking a court injunction to block construction or … More
Two Miners Die After Roof Collapses in Cargill Salt Mine in Louisiana; CLEAN Urges End of Mining Under Cayuga Lake
(UPDATED, 1:10 p.m. Dec. 16, 2020) LANSING, Dec. 15, 2020 — Two miners have died following a roof collapse Monday … More
Gung-Ho on Salting Its Wintry Roads, New York State Decides to Take Closer Look at Environmental Consequences
ALBANY, Dec. 14, 2020 — New York State, the nation’s most gung-ho user of rock salt to de-ice winter highways, … More
Cuomo Vetoes Stream Protection Bill, Siding with O’Mara and GOP Legislators Over 41 Environmental Groups
ALBANY, Nov. 28, 2020 — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday vetoed a bill to protect 41,000 miles of New York … More
In First Step Against PFAS Air Pollution, Cuomo Signs Bill Banning Incineration of Toxic Firefighting Foam in Cohoes
COHOES, Nov. 24, 2020 — Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Monday that permanently bans the burning of toxic firefighting … More
Fish Aren’t Biting in Seneca Lake; Will Greenidge’s Planned Bitcoin Mining Expansion Make Matters Worse?
DRESDEN, Nov. 13, 2020— A local fisherman is urging Torrey town officials to consider the declining state of Seneca Lake’s … More
Angelica Voters Approve Plans to Expand Casella’s Hyland into New York State’s 4th Largest Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
ANGELICA, Nov. 6, 2020 — Voters in Allegany County have given Casella Waste Services Inc. the green light to more … More
Syracuse Seeks a State Permit to Apply Algae-Killing Pesticide to Skaneateles Lake, Its Source of Drinking Water
SKANEATELES, Nov. 2, 2020 — In a bid to protect its public drinking water from algal bloom toxins, the City … More
Mysteriously, Toxic Algae Took It Easy on Seneca Lake This Year; Cayuga, Owasco, Canandaigua All Got Slammed Again
VILLAGE OF CAYUGA, Oct. 23, 2020 — On the morning of July 4, Cayuga Lake’s first suspected harmful algal bloom … More