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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.

As Liability Looms for Contaminated Drinking Water, State Abruptly Changes Rules for Road Salt Task Force

ALBANY, Mar. 8, 2021 — Jittery over the state’s potential legal liability for contaminating private water wells with road salt, … More

Hakes Landfill Plans to Expand by 50% After Court Dismisses Allegations That It Downplayed Evidence of Radioactivity

CORNING, Mar. 3, 2021 — Seven months after a Steuben County judge dismissed civil allegations that it contained high levels … More

Shall New Yorkers Have a Constitutional Right to Clean Water and Clean Air? Voters Will Decide in Nov. 2 Referendum

ALBANY, Feb. 18, 2021 — New Yorkers will vote in November on whether to add the “right to clean air … More

DEC Emails on Burning Toxic PFAS at Norlite Incinerator Prompt Calls for Probe by NYS Inspector General

COHOES, Feb. 12, 2021 — Recently disclosed emails on the burning of PFAS-laced fire-fighting foam at an incinerator 10 miles … More

Six Weeks After Roof Collapse Killed 2, Cargill Will Close Louisiana Salt Mine; CLEAN Cites Similar Risks at Cargill’s Cayuga Mine

AVERY ISLAND, LA, Jan. 30, 2021 — Six weeks after a roof collapse killed two miners at its Avery, La., … More

Cuomo Lets Seneca Power Plant, Cayuga Salt Mine Skip Environmental Reviews, Triggering Public Outcry, Lawsuits

ALBANY, Jan. 26, 2021 — For nearly a decade, the Cuomo Administration has narrowly applied state environmental law to a … More

Enviro Groups Mount Campaign to Ban Use of Oil and Gas Well Brine on State Roads for Deicing or Dust Control

ALBANY, Dec. 22, 2020 — A coalition of environmental groups is mounting a campaign for a statewide ban on the … More

Town of Torrey, Greenidge Sued Over Bitcoin Mining Project’s Potential Thermal Effects on Seneca Lake

DRESDEN, Dec. 19, 2020 — Three environmental groups and 30 individuals are seeking a court injunction to block construction or … More

Two Miners Die After Roof Collapses in Cargill Salt Mine in Louisiana; CLEAN Urges End of Mining Under Cayuga Lake

(UPDATED, 1:10 p.m. Dec. 16, 2020) LANSING, Dec. 15, 2020 — Two miners have died following a roof collapse Monday … More

Gung-Ho on Salting Its Wintry Roads, New York State Decides to Take Closer Look at Environmental Consequences

ALBANY, Dec. 14, 2020 — New York State, the nation’s most gung-ho user of rock salt to de-ice winter highways, … More

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