ROMULUS, Apr. 26, 2024 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has formally asked the U.S. Army to sample surface water … More
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.
Bill to Insure Against Calamity at Cargill’s Cayuga Lake Salt Mine Sails Through Senate Before Quietly Dying in Assembly
LANSING, June 15, 2024 — A bill requiring the state to set an appropriate bond to cover a potential catastrophic … More
Gravel Mine Owner Fails to Comply With State Order to Restore Illegally Mined Acreage; DEC Postpones Enforcement
WATKINS GLEN, June 11, 2024 — The owner of a gravel mine who seeks a state permit to quintuple the … More
Region’s HABs Season Gets an Early Start With Widespread Bloom Confirmed in Northwest Section of Cayuga Lake
SENECA FALLS, June 7, 2024 — The Finger Lakes’ 2024 HABs season kicked off this week with a widespread bloom … More
Citizens Can’t Use Green Amendment to Block Seneca Meadows Inc.’s Application for Permit to Expand, AG James Argues
ALBANY, June 3, 2024 — Citizens who breathe air polluted by New York’s largest landfill have no legal right under … More
Greenidge’s President Dumps Company Stock in Wake of DEC’s Decision to Deny Bid for Renewed Title V Air Permit
DRESDEN, May 30, 2024 — Greenidge Generation President Dale Irwin has shed more than one-third of his holdings in company … More
TRAILBLAZER: Finger Lakes Land Trust Founder Leads Mission to Protect (and Enjoy) Lakes, Streams, Fields and Forests
ITHACA, May 20, 2024 — On patrol with his red-handled pruning shears, Andy Zepp snips overgrown branches as he walks … More
Greenidge Lost its Air Permit Appeal, But Not its Right to Keep Operating its Power Plant/Bitcoin Mining Facility in Dresden
DRESDEN, May 14, 2024 — Although Greenidge Generation lost its state air permit appeal last week, the company appears likely … More
DEC Terminates Greenidge Generation’s Appeal of 2022 Agency Decision That Denied Company’s Bid for an Air Permit
DRESDEN, May 9, 2024 — Greenidge Generation has lost its administrative appeal within the state Department of Environmental Conservation that … More
Which Fish Are Safe to Eat? State’s Latest Advisories Skim Over Evidence Many Are Highly Contaminated With PFOS
ALBANY, Apr. 26, 2024 — The state’s latest health advisories on eating freshwater fish downplay the dangers of PFAS “forever … More
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