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Thurston Poised to Ban Field Spreading of Sewage Sludge, Complicating Casella’s Plan to Spread Sludge From Long Island

THURSTON, Aug. 17, 2023 — The Thurston Town Board is preparing to enact an outright ban on the spreading of … More

Cargill Trying to Sell its Cayuga Lake Salt Mine, According to Report; CLEAN Urges Decommissioning Instead of Sale

LANSING, Aug. 16, 2023 — Cargill Inc. is working with a financial advisor to sell its giant salt mine under … More

Greenidge Plans to Sell its South Carolina Bitcoin Operation to NYDIG, a Key Lender; Stock Tanks on Weak Financials

DRESDEN, Aug. 16, 2023 — Shares of Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. lost nearly a quarter of their value yesterday after … More

DEC Official Touts Use of Sewage Sludge as Fertilizer, Warns That Local Spreading Bans May Violate Right to Farm Law

CAMPBELL, Aug. 11, 2023 — A senior state regulator said Thursday that any town law that purports to ban the … More

Seneca Meadows Proposes New Host Agreement With Town of Seneca Falls That Could Pay More Than $10M Yearly

SENECA FALLS, Aug. 2, 2023 — Seneca Meadows Inc. has drafted proposed terms for a new 15-year host community agreement … More

Greenidge Never Filed Water Discharge Reports Required Under Federal Law; U.S. Judge to Decide Whether That’s OK

ROCHESTER, July 19, 2023 — A federal judge said Tuesday she expects to rule soon on a lawsuit challenging the … More

NYS Health Department’s ‘Suppression’ of Cancer Stats by Census Tract Lets Polluters ‘Hide,’ Enviro Advocates Argue

SENECA FALLS, July 3, 2023 — In the wake of a recent WaterFront report on elevated lung cancer rates in … More

Seneca Meadows, NY’s Largest Landfill, Sits in a Disadvantaged Area With High Lung Cancer Rates: Is That a Problem?

SENECA FALLS, June 28, 2023 — The unusually high number of lung cancer cases around northern Seneca County over a … More

A Flare for Survival: Greenidge’s Bitcoin Operation Powers on Despite Air Permit Denial, Key Resignations, Financial Woes

DRESDEN , June 22, 2023 — One year after the state denied Greenidge Generation’s bid to renew its air emissions … More

NYS Shrugs Off Threat of PFAS in Sewage Plant Effluent and Sludge as Farmers Force Michigan, Maine to Act

ALBANY, June 19, 2023 — More than 600 sewage treatment plants in New York hold state permits to discharge their … More

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