BATH, Apr. 12, 2019 — The Sierra Club and others filed suit this week against Hakes C&D Landfill Inc. and … More
Author: Peter Mantius
Appellate Panel ‘Misapplied Law,’ Glossed Over Ongoing Environmental Harm Caused by Greenidge, Appeal Argues
DRESDEN, Apr. 2, 2019 — Three environmental groups are asking an appellate court in Rochester to reconsider a five-judge panel’s … More
DEC Halts Cayuga Regional Digester’s Waste Shipments From Controversial Bronx Transfer Station
AUBURN, March 28, 2019 — The state suspended on Wednesday waste shipments from a Bronx transfer station to the Cayuga … More
State Senate Unanimously Passes Bill Banning Waste Incinerators in Finger Lakes; Cuomo Urged to Sign it Into Law
ALBANY, Mar. 20, 2019 — The New York State Senate voted unanimously today to pass an state Assembly bill that … More
Manager of Cayuga Biofuel Facility Says He Quit After Being ‘Strong-Armed’ to Accept Illicit Waste
AUBURN, Mar. 15, 2019 — The former manager of the Cayuga Regional Digester, which was designed to generate electric power … More
Radioactivity Issues Heat Up Again as Hakes Landfill Seeks More Room to Import Pennsylvania Drilling Waste
CORNING, Mar. 4, 2019 — Three environmental groups representing hundreds of Steuben County residents are seeking to block proposals to … More
Greenidge Power Plant Wins Appeals Court Victory Over Sierra Club
DRESDEN, Feb. 9, 2019 — Owners of the Greenidge Generation power station scored a significant legal victory late yesterday when … More
DEC Should Schedule Garbage Hearing in Finger Lakes, ‘Where They Can Smell It’
GENEVA, Feb. 6, 2019 — Three decades after a barge overflowing with smelly metro New York garbage ventured on a … More
Cuomo Gets ‘C-‘ for Protecting Finger Lakes Environment in 2018; 19 Story Lines for 2019
Looking back on 2018, Gov. Andrew Cuomo deserves a “C-” grade for protecting the environment in the Finger Lakes during … More
Sewer Line Belongs Under Seneca Falls Sculpture Trail, Judges Are Told
ROCHESTER, Dec. 7, 2018 — Members of the Seneca Falls Town Board never needed to actually read the resolutions they … More