MONTOUR FALLS, Oct. 14, 2020 — The Schuyler County Legislature voted 7-1 last night for a resolution opposing a state … More
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DEC Says Mente Didn’t Jump the Gun Constructing Storage Building Last Year, But Early Earth-Moving Was ‘Violation’
CAYUTA, Oct. 12, 2020 — The 2019 construction of a green storage building on the site of a proposed waste … More
Schuyler Legislature Will Consider Resolution Against Cayuta Waste Plan Application; SLG Pushes for Moratorium
CAYUTA, Oct. 2, 2020 — The Schuyler County Legislature is expected to consider on Oct. 13 efforts to modify or … More
DEC Probes Building at Proposed Cayuta Waste Facility; Mente Says Waste Trucks Won’t Travel North to Seneca Meadows
CAYUTA, Sept. 22, 2020 — The state Department of Environmental Conservation is investigating a building on the site of a … More
Yates County Residents Encourage DEC to Modify or Revoke Greenidge’s Permits Over Its Plan to Expand Bitcoin Mining
DRESDEN, Sept. 21, 2020 — A group of Yates County residents has asked state environmental regulators to modify, suspend or … More
Hyland Landfill’s Proposed Expansion Would Make Allegany Dump New York’s Fourth Largest MSW Facility
ANGELICA, Sept. 20, 2020 — The Hyland Landfill in Allegany County would vault from No. 8 to No. 4 in … More
Planned Waste Facility in Cayuta Draws Fire From Seneca Lake Guardian After DEC Shrugs Off Environmental Risks
CAYUTA, Sept. 16, 2020 — A proposal for a waste recycling facility near Alpine Junction that state regulators view as … More
7 New Blooms Reported on Seneca Lake as HABs Season Nears Peak; Cayuga Owasco, Canandaigua Got Early Start
PEACH ORCHARD POINT, Sept. 3, 2020 — A flurry of harmful algal blooms were reported on Seneca Lake this week, … More
DEC Seeks to Modify Cargill’s Cayuga Salt Mine Permit While It’s Subject to Pending Legal Appeal; Will Court Take Notice?
ALBANY, Sept. 1, 2020 — “Mostly Housekeeping Changes.” That’s how the state Department of Environmental Conservation brushes off its proposed … More
Danks Burke Blasts O’Mara for Voting Against Hazardous Waste Bill; But Law May Not Block ‘Drill Cutting’ Imports
PAINTED POST, Aug. 7, 2020 — Leslie Danks Burke, the Democratic challenger to state Sen. Tom O’Mara (R-Big Flats), lashed … More
