SENECA FALLS, Oct. 7, 2024 — One year after a unanimous town resolution called for a state analysis of lung … 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.
Cayuga Lake Has Relied on Herbicides to Control Aggressively Invasive Hydrilla; Is There a Downside to That Strategy?
AURORA, Sept. 19, 2024 — In early June, 232 waterfront property owners and water users around Wells College Bay were … More
Judge Lets 3 Environmental Groups Intervene in Greenidge’s Plea for Injunction to Save Dresden Power Plant
DRESDEN, Sept. 18, 2024 — Rejecting arguments by Greenidge Generation LLC, a state Supreme Court judge will allow three environmental … More
Greenidge Tries to Stop Enviro Groups From Intervening in Its Bid for Court Injunction to Keep Dresden Plant Open
DRESDEN, Sept. 10, 2024 — Greenidge Generation LLC is trying to exclude four environmental groups from its bid to convince … More
Seneca Falls Board Delays for 3 Months Decision on Seneca Meadows Permit After Residents Protest Landfill Odors
SENECA FALLS, Sept. 4, 2024 — The Seneca Falls Town Board voted unanimously last night to postpone until December a … More
HABs Ravaged Finger Lakes During Final Week in August; No Other Region in NYS Had Comparable Level of Outbreaks
SKANEATELES, Sept. 2, 2024 — More than 200 confirmed blooms of cyanobacteria hit the Finger Lakes during the final week … More
Greenidge Gains Seven-Week Reprieve on State Order to Close its Bitcoin Power Plant; New Judge to Preside Over Lawsuit
DRESDEN, Aug. 29, 2024 — The judge presiding over a Greenidge Generation LLC lawsuit against the state Department of Environmental … More
4 Environmental Groups Seek to Argue Against Greenidge’s Bid for Injunction to Halt Shutdown of Dresden Power Plant
DRESDEN, Aug. 22, 2024 — Four environmental groups have asked a Yates County Supreme Court judge to allow them to … More
Casella Offers to Drop Sludge Spreading Plans in Thurston if Town Will Allow Composting Site; Supervisor Says ‘No’
THURSTON, Aug. 19, 2024 — Casella Waste Systems Inc. has offered to drop all plans to spread sewage sludge on … More
Greenidge Sues DEC in Yates County, Seeks Injunction to Block Enforcement of Order to Close Dresden Power Plant
DRESDEN, Aug. 16, 2024 — Greenidge Generation LLC sued the state Department of Environmental Conservation in Yates County Thursday in … More
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