THURSTON, Aug. 26, 2023 — Casella Waste Systems Inc. is seeking to rally support from two state agencies in its … 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.
Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Greenidge Over Warm Water Discharges, Ruling State May Skip Over Federal Rules
ROCHESTER, Aug. 23, 2023 — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the legality of Greenidge Generation’s massive … More
Thurston Poised to Ban Field Spreading of Sewage Sludge, Complicating Casella’s Plan to Spread Sludge From Long Island
THURSTON, Aug. 17, 2023 — The Thurston Town Board is preparing to enact an outright ban on the spreading of … More
Cargill Trying to Sell its Cayuga Lake Salt Mine, According to Report; CLEAN Urges Decommissioning Instead of Sale
LANSING, Aug. 16, 2023 — Cargill Inc. is working with a financial advisor to sell its giant salt mine under … More
Greenidge Plans to Sell its South Carolina Bitcoin Operation to NYDIG, a Key Lender; Stock Tanks on Weak Financials
DRESDEN, Aug. 16, 2023 — Shares of Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. lost nearly a quarter of their value yesterday after … More
DEC Official Touts Use of Sewage Sludge as Fertilizer, Warns That Local Spreading Bans May Violate Right to Farm Law
CAMPBELL, Aug. 11, 2023 — A senior state regulator said Thursday that any town law that purports to ban the … More
Seneca Meadows Proposes New Host Agreement With Town of Seneca Falls That Could Pay More Than $10M Yearly
SENECA FALLS, Aug. 2, 2023 — Seneca Meadows Inc. has drafted proposed terms for a new 15-year host community agreement … More
Greenidge Never Filed Water Discharge Reports Required Under Federal Law; U.S. Judge to Decide Whether That’s OK
ROCHESTER, July 19, 2023 — A federal judge said Tuesday she expects to rule soon on a lawsuit challenging the … More
NYS Health Department’s ‘Suppression’ of Cancer Stats by Census Tract Lets Polluters ‘Hide,’ Enviro Advocates Argue
SENECA FALLS, July 3, 2023 — In the wake of a recent WaterFront report on elevated lung cancer rates in … More
Seneca Meadows, NY’s Largest Landfill, Sits in a Disadvantaged Area With High Lung Cancer Rates: Is That a Problem?
SENECA FALLS, June 28, 2023 — The unusually high number of lung cancer cases around northern Seneca County over a … More
