LANSING, July 23, 2018 — As the federal government takes a giant step backwards in regulating wastes from burning coal, … More
Author: Peter Mantius
DEC Kills Crestwood’s Plan to Store LPG Next to Seneca Lake — Ending 8-Year Fight
ALBANY, July 12, 2018 — The state’s top environmental regulator on Thursday halted a controversial gas storage project proposed for … More
Cuomo’s Conflicting Interests Collide Over Plan to Repower Cayuga Plant
LANSING, July 3, 2018 — An affiliate of the politically-connected Blackstone Group seeks to convert one of the two coal-fired … More
Axing Incinerator Bill: A Victory for Elite Donor to Cuomo, a Defeat for ‘NIMBYs’
ROCHESTER, June 22, 2018 — The attorney for a Rochester company seeking to build a garbage incinerator in Romulus has … More
NYS Legislature Adjourns Before Assembly Votes on Incinerator Bill
ALBANY, June 21, 2018 — The New York State Legislature adjourned Wednesday without voting on a bill aimed at derailing … More
DO or DIE Today for Romulus Incinerator Bill — Where’s Joe Morelle?
ALBANY, June 20,2018 — There are countless ways to kill a high-stakes bill in the New York State Legislature, and … More
Keuka Outlet Fouls Drinking Water, Fuels Toxic Algae — Critics Blast DEC for Half-Measures, ‘Zombie Permits’
KEUKA OUTLET, June 18, 2018 — Along the waterfront near Dresden, residents don’t dare drink their tap water, which is … More
Restart of Greenidge Power Plant Hinged on DEC Downplaying Toxic Landfill
DRESDEN, June 12, 2018 — A coal ash landfill next to the Greenidge Generation power plant continues to discharge heavy … More
Ignoring Cuomo and Schumer, Incinerator Backers Sue Romulus
GENEVA, May 30, 2018 — Backers of a proposal to build the state’s largest trash incinerator in Romulus have filed … More
Judge Says He’ll Discount Affidavits Linking Water Discharges from Power Plant With Toxic Algae Blooms
PENN YAN, May 25, 2018 — The Yates County Supreme Court judge hearing a legal challenge to state water permits … More