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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.

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

Cuomo Signs Hazardous Waste Bill, Closing ‘Loophole’ Allowing NY to Import Gas Drilling Wastes From Pennsylvania

ALBANY, Aug. 6, 2020 — Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Monday that makes New York the first state in … More

Sierra Club Lawsuit Alleging Dangerously High Levels of Radioactivity at Hakes Landfill Is Dismissed by Steuben Judge

CORNING, Aug. 3, 2020 — A Steuben County judge has dismissed a civil suit alleging that state officials granted Hakes … More

State Adopts Strict Contamination Limits for PFOA, PFOS and 1,4-Dioxane; Water Systems Face Test Deadlines, High Costs

ALBANY, July 30, 2020 — State officials today adopted enforceable limits on three drinking water contaminants under new rules that … More

Chlorine Byproducts That Contaminate Finger Lakes Tap Water Are Linked to Thousands of Bladder Cancers in Europe

AUBURN, July 16, 2020 — The routine use of chlorine as a disinfectant in public drinking water across the Finger … More

Feeling the Heat, DOH Finally Schedules Crucial Vote July 30 on Enforceable Limits on PFOA, PFOS, 1,4-Dioxane in New York

ALBANY, July 14, 2020 — After months of delay, state health officials have scheduled a July 30 vote on proposed … More

Amid Fierce Opposition, Queens Waste Company Drops Plan to Import NYC Sludge to Town of Butler

BUTLER, July 7, 2020 — The Flushing, N.Y., waste company that proposed to haul truckloads of sludge from New York … More

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