ALBANY, Apr. 22, 2020 — During the coronavirus-marred weeks leading up to Earth Day 50 — today — the Trump … More
Author: Peter Mantius
Legislature Passes New Process for OKing Huge Wind and Solar Projects, Enshrines Fracking Ban Policy in State Law
ALBANY, Apr. 3, 2020 — The New York State Legislature passed bills this week to streamline the process for permitting … More
Radon Releases From Landfill Flares Likely Expose Hakes Workers, Nearby Residents; DEC Urged to Start Testing
CORNING, Mar. 30, 2020 — High levels of radon gas are “extremely likely” to be escaping from methane gas flares … More
Coronavirus Delays Public Hearings for Proposed Giant Solar Farms, as Cuomo Seeks to Fast-Track Their State Permits
ROMULUS, Mar. 26, 2020 — Ten industrial-scale solar energy farms proposed for the Finger Lakes region are stuck in regulatory … More
Butler Town Hall Overflows With Crowd Fiercely Opposed to Sewage Sludge Imports from New York City
BUTLER, Mar. 10, 2020 — A raucous standing-room-only crowd that spilled out of the steamy 150-seat Butler Town Hall vented … More
Greenidge Plant Now Operates Full-Time As a Bitcoin Mining Operation that Relies On Cheap ‘Behind-the-Meter’ Power
DRESDEN, Mar. 6, 2020 — The Greenidge Generation power plant has shifted from intermittent to full-time operation to accommodate a … More
Green Celebrities Heap Praise on Cuomo While State Turns Blind Eye to Health Risks of ‘Radioactive’ Drilling Imports
ALBANY, Jan. 27, 2020 — Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to make the state’s fracking ban permanent by enshrining it in … More
Cuomo’s $300M Plan for Erie Canal Ducks Confidential Recommendation to Block Aquatic Pests By Cutting it Into Pieces
MONTEZUMA, Jan. 12, 2020 — Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s new plan to spend $300 million upgrading the Erie Canal is designed … More
After 26 Months of Official Silence, Seneca Falls Moves for Dismissal of Landfill Suit Challenging 2025 Closing
SENECA FALLS, Jan. 9, 2020 — The Town of Seneca Falls and a neighbor of Seneca Meadows Inc. landfill have … More
Permit Allows Hakes Landfill to Expand; Critics Say It’s Highly Radioactive and a Health Threat to Communities Downwind
CORNING, Jan. 7, 2020 — The Cuomo Administration has quietly granted a Steuben County landfill permission to expand from 57.9 acres … More