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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.

New Rules for PFOA, PFOS, 1.4-Dioxane Posted on State Register; Compliance Costs Will Soar for Public Water Systems

ALBANY, July 24, 2019 — Proposed new state rules that set maximum contamination levels for three carcinogenic pollutants commonly found … More

Cayuga Hit With 33 Toxic Algal Blooms; None Reported Yet on Seneca, Canandaigua, Skaneateles or Owasco

ITHACA, July 18, 2019 — In the opening days of the toxic algae season that is expected to intensify and … More

Proposed Galvanizing Mill in Romulus Touted as Environmentally Benign, but Details are Sketchy, Doubters Wary

ROMULUS, July 15, 2019 — While plans to build a $365 million garbage incinerator on a site at the former … More

Brace for Toxic Algae Blooms: Warm, Calm Summer After Wet Spring Means ‘Very Busy Year,’ Expert Predicts

SYRACUSE, July 6, 2019 — The first suspicious algal blooms of the season have been reported on Conesus, Honeoye, Otisco … More

Vote on Bill to Close Oil & Gas Industry’s Hazardous Waste Loophole Skipped Over in Closing Hours of Legislative Session

ALBANY, June 21, 2019 — A bill to close the oil and gas industry’s hazardous waste loophole died early this … More

New York’s Fracking Waste Loophole Faces Major Test

(UPDATED JUNE 20, 1:15 pm) ALBANY, June 19, 2019 — The oil and gas industry is days — perhaps hours … More

Hakes Landfill’s Expansion Application Calls for New Limits on Screening for Radionuclides and No Tests for Radon

CORNING, May 31, 2019 — Hakes C&D Landfill Inc. plans to quit screening for two key markers of radioactivity in … More

Cuomo Signs Into Law Bill That Bans Garbage Incinerators in Finger Lakes

ALBANY, May 24, 2019 — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo today signed into law a bill that bans development of new … More

Cayuga Power Plant Wants to Shut Down, Convert to Power-Hungry Data Center

LANSING, May 17, 2019 — The Cayuga Generating Co. power plant, one of the state’s two remaining coal-fired facilities, announced … More

Is Cuomo Waffling on His Opposition to Trash Incinerator in the Finger Lakes?

ROMULUS, May 14, 2019 — Two months after both chambers of the state Legislature unanimously passed a bill to ban … More

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