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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.

DEC Overlooks Red Flags for Radioactivity in Landfill Leachate

CAMPBELL, Jan. 23, 2018 — Red flags for dangerously high levels of radioactivity appear in leachate samples from a Southern … More

WHAT RADIOACTIVITY? Hakes Landfill Wants More Fracking Waste Imports

CAMPBELL, Jan. 12, 2018 — The state Department of Environmental Conservation this week formally invited oral and written comments on … More

Incinerator Permits to Be Decided by Electric Generation Siting Board

Circular enerG LLC Withdraws Application of Local Special Use Permit The mysterious Rochester company that plans to build the state’s … More

Romulus Incinerator Plan Called a Grave Threat to Finger Lakes Dairy and Wine Industries

The dairy, wine and tourism industries of the Finger Lakes have good reason to fear toxic air pollutants if the … More

Romulus Zoning Officer Sold Home 3,000 Feet From Proposed Incinerator Site

ROMULUS, Dec. 23, 2017 — Felix Flores said he had no idea when he bought his Romulus home in August … More

DEC Asserts Authority Over Environmental Review of Romulus Incinerator Project

Town of Romulus Planning Board Overruled State regulators are contesting a bid by officials in the Town of Romulus to … More

DEC, Cargill Sued Over Cayuga Salt Mine

Towns of Ithaca and Ulysses Among the Challengers of a Permit Allowing Construction of an Air Shaft in Lansing Charging … More

SHOW TIME! Calls Mount for End to Secrecy at Cargill’s Cayuga Salt Mine

The Cuomo Administration faces mounting pressure from activists, town boards and state legislators to fully apply state environmental law to … More

THE FINGER LAKES — TRASH CENTRAL?

Mystery Company Wants State’s Largest Waste Incinerator Within 50 miles of State’s Three Largest Landfills The company that plans to … More

Giant Waste Incinerator Project Planned for Former Seneca Army Depot

A major municipal waste-to-energy incineration complex has been proposed for a 48-acre site at the former Seneca Army Depot in … More

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