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