LANSING, Jan. 18, 2024 — State regulators late yesterday renewed their bid to obtain consultant reports from Cargill Inc. that … 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.
Padua Ridge Sand and Gravel Mine Next to Watkins Glen State Park Proposes to Quintuple in Size; February Hearings Set
WATKINS GLEN, Jan. 11, 2024 — The owner of the 14.3-acre Padua Ridge sand and gravel mine that abuts the Watkins … More
Cargill Seeks New Underground Storage Area for Water Seeping into Cayuga Lake Mine With Bid to Modify State Permit
LANSING, Jan. 9, 2023 — Cargill Inc. is seeking the state’s permission to add a new 150-acre underground storage area … More
Cargill’s Application to Amend its Permit to Mine Under Cayuga Lake is Treated as a State Secret 7 Months After it was Filed
LANSING, Jan. 4, 2024 — In June, Cargill Inc. filed an application to modify its state permit to mine salt … More
NY’s Green Amendment is a Useless Tool for Enforcing Odor Rules at High Acres Landfill, Attorney General James Argues
PERINTON, Jan. 2, 2024 — People who live near a giant waste dump that stinks can’t rely on New York … More
PFAS Nine Times Higher in Water From Sites Adjacent to Fields Spread With Sewage Sludge, Sierra Club Tests Show
THURSTON, Dec. 21, 2023 — Water wells, streams and ponds adjacent to fields spread with municipal sewage sludge have levels … More
Is Proposal to Store CO2 in Southern Tier Gas Wells New York State’s Clean Energy Future … or Just Another Gas Bubble?
BINGHAMTON, Dec. 6, 2023 — The promoter of a multi-billion-dollar plan to drill thousands of gas wells in the Southern … More
While Cargill Shops Its Cayuga Salt Mine, A Proposed Senate Bill Would Require New Financial Assurance Regulations
LANSING, Nov. 29, 2023 — The potential sale of Cargill’s huge salt mine under Cayuga Lake has prompted new state … More
Proposed Bath Waste Facility Threatens Region’s Public Drinking Water, Sierra Club Says; Comment Period Ends Dec. 1
BATH, Nov. 20, 2023 — A planned waste disposal facility in Bath that would accept municipal sewage sludge and industrial … More
Cause ‘Unknown’ of Landslide at Ontario County Landfill; No Injuries Reported and No Waste Was Said to Escape Facility
SENECA, Nov. 19, 2023 — Casella Waste Systems Inc. has made “significant progress in moving soil over the weekend” at … More
