CORNING, Mar. 30, 2020 — High levels of radon gas are “extremely likely” to be escaping from methane gas flares … 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.
Coronavirus Delays Public Hearings for Proposed Giant Solar Farms, as Cuomo Seeks to Fast-Track Their State Permits
ROMULUS, Mar. 26, 2020 — Ten industrial-scale solar energy farms proposed for the Finger Lakes region are stuck in regulatory … More
Butler Town Hall Overflows With Crowd Fiercely Opposed to Sewage Sludge Imports from New York City
BUTLER, Mar. 10, 2020 — A raucous standing-room-only crowd that spilled out of the steamy 150-seat Butler Town Hall vented … More
Greenidge Plant Now Operates Full-Time As a Bitcoin Mining Operation that Relies On Cheap ‘Behind-the-Meter’ Power
DRESDEN, Mar. 6, 2020 — The Greenidge Generation power plant has shifted from intermittent to full-time operation to accommodate a … More
Green Celebrities Heap Praise on Cuomo While State Turns Blind Eye to Health Risks of ‘Radioactive’ Drilling Imports
ALBANY, Jan. 27, 2020 — Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to make the state’s fracking ban permanent by enshrining it in … More
Cuomo’s $300M Plan for Erie Canal Ducks Confidential Recommendation to Block Aquatic Pests By Cutting it Into Pieces
MONTEZUMA, Jan. 12, 2020 — Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s new plan to spend $300 million upgrading the Erie Canal is designed … More
After 26 Months of Official Silence, Seneca Falls Moves for Dismissal of Landfill Suit Challenging 2025 Closing
SENECA FALLS, Jan. 9, 2020 — The Town of Seneca Falls and a neighbor of Seneca Meadows Inc. landfill have … More
Permit Allows Hakes Landfill to Expand; Critics Say It’s Highly Radioactive and a Health Threat to Communities Downwind
CORNING, Jan. 7, 2020 — The Cuomo Administration has quietly granted a Steuben County landfill permission to expand from 57.9 acres … More
Cuomo Pushes NY to Forefront Among States Restricting Pesticide Used to Protect Apple Trees
ALBANY, Dec. 19, 2019 — Prodded by legislation that he vetoed this month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered state regulators to … More
Texas-Based Waste ‘Machine’ Fighting Local Bid to Close Mega-Landfill in 2025
SENECA FALLS, Dec. 11, 2019 — The nation’s third largest waste hauler is waging a two-front campaign — in the … More
