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Feeling the Heat, DOH Finally Schedules Crucial Vote July 30 on Enforceable Limits on PFOA, PFOS, 1,4-Dioxane in New York

ALBANY, July 14, 2020 — After months of delay, state health officials have scheduled a July 30 vote on proposed … More

Amid Fierce Opposition, Queens Waste Company Drops Plan to Import NYC Sludge to Town of Butler

BUTLER, July 7, 2020 — The Flushing, N.Y., waste company that proposed to haul truckloads of sludge from New York … More

Two Years After 9-Day Boil-Water Crisis, Watkins Glen Isn’t Rushing to Tackle Long-Overdue Water System Upgrades

WATKINS GLEN, July 2, 2020 — Members of the Phish rock band were just about to begin their on-stage sound … More

Feeling Pressure From Several Sides, Casella Ramps Up Efforts to Suppress Foul Odors at Ontario County Landfill

GENEVA, June 19, 2020 — Can a mega-dump ever control it’s rotten-egg stench? That remains to be seen, but Casella … More

PSC Says Greenidge’s Bitcoin Mining Operation Isn’t Subject to Regulation, Dismissing Environmental Concerns

ALBANY, June 11, 2020 — The state Public Service Commission ruled today that Greenidge Generation LLC’s use of unmetered electricity to … More

SLPWA President Urges PSC to Avoid Being ‘Fooled’ by Greenidge Request to Sidestep Regulation of Bitcoin Mining

DRESDEN, June 10, 2020 — Joining a growing outcry, Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association urged the state Public Service Commission … More

PSC Plans to Quietly Rule on Greenidge’s Bitcoin Mining Operations; Public Finally Takes Notice and Objects Vociferously

DRESDEN, June 8, 2020 — Greenidge Generation LLC has asked the state Public Service Commission for a ruling on the … More

Intense 2019 Algal Blooms in Watkins Glen – Near Drinking Water Intake Pipe – Haven’t Spurred Regular Tests for Toxins

WATKINS GLEN, May 29, 2020 — Two of Seneca Lake’s most intense harmful algal blooms of 2019 occurred in the … More

Cargill Agrees to Pay $318,000, Curb Salt Dust and Salt Runoff into Cayuga Lake in Proposed Bid to Settle a Federal Lawsuit

LANSING, May 21, 2020 — In a proposed settlement of a federal lawsuit, Cargill Inc. has agreed to pay more … More

Judge Dismisses Seneca Meadows Lawsuit That Challenged Local Law #3 Mandating Its Permanent Closing by December 2025

SENECA FALLS, May 4, 2020 — A Seneca County judge has dismissed Seneca Meadows Inc.’s three-year-old legal challenge to a … More

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