BATH, June 13, 2023 — A third Steuben County town voted Monday for a one-year moratorium on waste project expansions … More
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Judge Cancels Town Law That Required Seneca Meadows to Close in 2025, Removing Obstacle to Major Expansion
WATERLOO, June 9, 2023 — A Seneca County Supreme Court judge ruled Thursday that a town law requiring the Seneca … More
Sierra Club Urges State to Quit Promoting Sewage Sludge as Fertilizer and Ban Its Spread on Fields Statewide
ALBANY, June 2, 2023 —The Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter is calling for the state to reverse its policy of promoting … More
Supreme Court Rolls Back Protections for Wetlands in Broad Ruling That Favors Farmers, Developers, Polluting Industries
ALBANY, May 26, 2023 — New York State’s top environmental regulator today condemned the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday that … More
As Greenidge’s Stock Tanks, the Bitcoin Miner’s Boss Prepares to Back 3rd Party Candidate in 2024 Presidential Race
DRESDEN, May 22, 2023 — Greenidge Generation’s last-ditch efforts to avoid being delisted from the NASDAQ stock exchange sputtered late … More
SUNY-ESF Tests Confirm Seneca Lake Trout Laced With PFAS; State Advisories Protect Anglers’ Habits, Not Their Health
GENEVA, May 1, 2023 — This coming Memorial Day weekend, anglers will converge on Geneva — the so-called “Lake Trout … More
Hochul Administration Is Projecting Major Expansion of Sewage Sludge Spreading as Fertilizer on Farmland
ALBANY, Apr. 26, 2023 — The Hochul Administration’s new plan to recycle 85 percent of the state’s entire solid waste … More
Earth Day Crowd of Protesters Hears Speakers Call on Gov. Hochul to Require Seneca Meadows to Close by 2025
WATERLOO, Apr. 22, 2023 — The tractor trailers loaded with waste that crept up the 280-foot face of Seneca Meadows … More
PFAS Found in All 35 Water Samples From Sites Near Sewage Sludge Fields in Steuben; Casella Calls Levels ‘Minuscule’
THURSTON, Apr. 20, 2023 — Every water sample from 32 private wells near or adjacent to Steuben County fields that … More
Town Supervisors in Steuben Fear DEC Will Let Casella Import Sludge From Long Island Despite Local Moratoriums
THURSTON, Apr. 17, 2023 — The supervisors of two small Steuben County towns say they fear state officials are about … More