ROMULUS, July 10, 2024 — At the request of the U.S. Army, the EPA has deleted from its website a … More
Author: Peter Mantius
Long-Haul Garbage Trucks Use Shortcuts Across Rural Roads, Triggering Town Resolutions Against Landfill Expansion
INTERLAKEN, July 1, 2024 — Long-haul garbage trucks, a noisy nuisance in towns and villages across the Finger Lakes, have … More
EPA Urges U.S. Army to Test for PFAS in Creeks Flowing Out of Former Seneca Army Depot; Army Says: Maybe Later
ROMULUS, Apr. 26, 2024 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has formally asked the U.S. Army to sample surface water … More
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