(This post was updated June 5, 2022 with new details.) ALBANY, June 3, 2022 — The New York State Legislature … More
Author: Peter Mantius
Are Proposed State PFAS Regulations a ‘Grand Leap Forward’ or an Example of ‘Excessive Regulatory Caution’?
ALBANY, May 3, 2022 — New York is poised to take what one senior state official called “a grand leap … More
Public Comments DEC Needed Months to Review Ran 100-to-1 Against Permit For Greenidge’s Bitcoin Operation
DRESDEN, April 26, 2022 — Nearly 4,000 public comments on Greenidge Generation’s bid to renew a state air emissions permit … More
Neighbors of Hakes Landfill ‘Fly Blind’ as DEC Lets Casella Hold Back Documents Detailing its Planned 43-Acre Expansion
PAINTED POST, Apr. 14, 2022 — State officials have set final ground rules for an environmental impact review of a … More
DEC Delays Ruling (Again) on Air Permit for Greenidge’s Bitcoin Operation; Did Hochul ‘Punt’ Until After June Primary?
This article was first published by New York Focus ALBANY, Apr. 1, 2022 — Facing a major test on how … More
Seneca Meadows Won’t Close in 2025, Black Assures Landfill’s Hudson Valley Waste Client; But Local Law Says It Must
SENECA FALLS, Mar. 28, 2022 — The top official at Seneca Meadows Inc. assured public officials in Ulster County last … More
Hochul Could Follow Fracking Precedent In Setting Crypto Mining Moratorium, Columbia’s Sabin Center Paper Argues
ALBANY, Mar. 21, 2022— Gov. Kathy Hochul has a clear legal path to establish a moratorium on permits for cryptocurrency … More
Leachate From Landfills Is Contaminated With PFAS Chemicals at Hundreds of Times State’s Drinking Water Limit
(See a clarification to this story posted on Apr. 15, 2022 on this website’s Corrections and Clarifications Page) SENECA FALLS, … More
In a Switch, State Health Officials Urge Tough New Rules for 4 PFAS Chemicals; Enforceable Tap Water Limits of 10 ppt
ALBANY, Mar. 14, 2022 — In an unexpected move last week, state health officials proposed setting new enforceable limits for … More
Texas Waste Giant Wrote $200,000 Check To Help Flip Seneca Falls Board In Favor of Seneca Meadows Landfill
SENECA FALLS, Feb. 9, 2022 — Twelve days before the November election, the Texas-based owner of Seneca Meadows Inc. contributed … More