SENECA FALLS, Oct. 1, 2018 — The state’s largest landfill is floating a proposal to push back its mandatory closure … 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.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? Neighbor of Seneca Meadows Wants to Jump-Start Stalled Lawsuit on 2025 Landfill Closing
SENECA FALLS, Oct. 1, 2018 — A frustrated neighbor of the Seneca Meadows Inc. landfill has asked a judge for … More
Sidestepping Majority of Town Board, Attorneys for Seneca Falls Quietly Back Landfill’s Bids to Postpone Hearings
SENECA FALLS, Sept. 27, 2018 — Attorneys for the Town of Seneca Falls have been mysteriously passive in defending the … More
Activists Urge Morelle to Get Off ‘Sidelines’ in Incinerator Battle by Demanding an Assembly Vote on Bipartisan Bill
ROCHESTER, Sept. 15, 2018 — Joseph Morelle, Majority Leader of the State Assembly and a candidate for Congress in November, … More
EPA, DEC Shy From Ordering Cease Fire as Gun Club Shooters Shower Salmon Creek With Lead
LANSING, Sept. 12, 2018 — In defiance of a 2016 federal consent order that calls for penalties of $500 a … More
Manure Lagoon Wins Green Light Ahead of DEC’s New State Rules on CAFOs
MENTZ, Aug. 25, 2018 — Construction resumed Thursday on a controversial 10-million-gallon manure lagoon that state officials had recently ruled … More
Watkins Glen Lifts Boil-Water Order, Ending 9-Day Restriction on Tap Water
WATKINS GLEN, Aug. 24, 2018 — The Village of Watkins Glen announced at 9:50 this morning that its untreated tap … More
Watkins Glen Must Endure at Least Nine Days Without Safe Tap Water
WATKINS GLEN, Aug. 21, 2018 — A boil-water advisory that was due to expire today has been extended until at … More
Torrential rains will continue to threaten Schuyler even after $30M plant opens
WATKINS GLEN, Aug. 18, 2018 — Torrential rainstorms will continue threaten water quality in and around this village even after … More
HABs Strike Cayuga Lake Earlier Than Last Year, But No ‘High Toxins’ Yet
ITHACA, July 28, 2018 — Harmful algal blooms, or HABs, on Cayuga Lake have come earlier and more often than … More
