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Pivoting from Bitcoin Mining, Atlas Holdings Launches Scheme to Tap Power From NY Grid for Data Centers

DRESDEN, Aug. 23, 2026 — With its Bitcoin mining business stuck in a doom loop, Atlas Holdings is attempting an … More

ai, data-centers, energy, sustainability, technology

Report on Elevated Lung Cancer Near Seneca Meadows Fails to Quell Uproar Over Landfill Odors and Health

SENECA FALLS, July 6, 2026 — In its recent 20-page report on elevated lung cancer rates around Seneca Meadows Inc., … More

cancer, health, odors, seneca-county, seneca-meadows-landfill, smoking

Abruptly Reversing Long-Held New York Stances, Hochul OKs NYC Gas Pipeline and Cuts Private Deal With Greenidge

ALBANY, Nov. 11 — A pair of blockbuster environmental reversals by Gov. Kathy Hochul have enraged the green community, and … More

climate-change, energy, environment, natural-gas, politics

WaterFront Blog Posts Will Remain Available Online Long After I Leave the Finger Lakes Scene; Check Out FL1

WATKINS GLEN, Dec. 6, 2024 — WaterFront blog posts will continue to be available through online searches because I have … More

Adios, Amigos! We’re Leaving the Finger Lakes for Massachusetts and I’m Closing Down the WaterFront Blog After 7 Years

WATKINS GLEN, Dec. 5, 2024 — I will be closing down the WaterFront blog later this month because Laura and … More

Judge Annuls DEC’s Denial of Greenidge Air Permit; Dresden Plant, Bitcoin Mine Free to Run Pending Further Proceedings

DRESDEN, Nov. 14, 2024 — A judge today annulled the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s denial of an air emissions … More

Seneca Meadows-Funded Report Challenging WaterFront Article on Lung Cancer Rates Cherry-Picks Data, Bungles Facts

SENECA FALLS, Nov. 3, 2024 — In an effort to defuse an issue that could interfere with Seneca Meadows Inc.’s … More

Greenidge Can Continue Mining Bitcoin in Dresden at Least Until Nov. 14, When Judge Will Rule on DEC Shutdown Order

PENN YAN, Oct. 29, 2024 — At a hearing in Yates County Supreme Court this morning, Judge Vincent Dinolfo committed … More

Survival of Dresden Plant at Stake Tomorrow When Greenidge Argues for Injunction to Block State Closure Order

DRESDEN, Oct. 28, 2024 — Greenidge Generation LLC plans to make its closing arguments in Yates County Supreme Court tomorrow … More

Three Seneca Army Depot Streams Had Most Elevated Levels of PFAS in Tests of Surface Water Around Seneca Lake

ROMULUS, Oct. 25, 2024 — Recent tests for PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in water drawn from several sites in Seneca Lake … More

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