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Sewage Sludge Debate in Cameron Turns Into ‘Complete S**tshow’ Pitting Right-to-Farm Law Against Neighbors’ Rights

CAMERON, Apr. 6, 2023 — Shouting matches erupted at a public hearing last night over the proposed transfer of a … More

Hochul Backs 11th-Hour Bid to Undercut NY Climate Law; Greens Say ‘Accounting Trick’ Undercounts Methane Emissions

(Mar. 6 UPDATE: In response to unexpectedly strong pushback, Gov. Kathy Hochul retreated Wednesday from her plan to change the … More

As Cyanotoxins Soar in Owasco Lake, Threatening Tap Water, Cayuga County Ends Support for Water Monitoring

AUBURN, Mar. 31, 2023 — Even after cyanotoxins surged again last year in Owasco Lake, the Cayuga County Legislature voted … More

PFOS Found in Most Seneca Lake Fish at Hundreds of Times NYS Limit for Same Chemical in Tap Water, Tests Showed

THE FINGER LAKES, Mar. 13, 2023 — When the state tested 34 lake trout and yellow perch from Seneca Lake … More

Leachate Evaporator Ignited Blaze at Seneca Meadows, Six Months After Fire Destroyed Landfill’s Previous Evaporator

WATERLOO, Mar. 8, 2023 — A recently installed evaporator used to dewater leachate produced by the Seneca Meadows Inc. landfill … More

UAlbany Abruptly Reinstates Carpenter, Ends Probe; Expert Witness in Monsanto Cases Had Been Banned From Campus

ALBANY, Feb. 22, 2023 — Facing intense pressure from environmental groups, physicians and academics, the State University of New York … More

Monsanto’s Petition to Probe PCB Expert Provokes Outrage; SUNY-Albany Urged to Restore His Full Campus Privileges

ALBANY, Feb. 21, 2023 — A groundswell of public support is building for a SUNY-Albany professor who says he’s been … More

Ignoring Casella’s Request, Thurston Board Votes 5-0 for Moratorium That May Interfere With Its Sludge Business

THURSTON, Feb. 16, 2023 — In step toward controlling or even preventing the spreading of municipal sewage sludge on up … More

Levels of PFAS in Freshwater Fish are ‘Staggering,’ but Finger Lakes Anglers Aren’t Getting the Message

THE FINGER LAKES, Feb. 14, 2023 — Freshwater fish are hundreds of times more contaminated with PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ than … More

Three Casella Officials Watch in Silence as Thurston Warms to Idea of Banning Permits for Sewage Sludge Spreading

THURSTON, Feb. 2, 2023 — The Town of Thurston’s board split sharply last night on whether a proposed one-year moratorium … More

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