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DEC Terminates Greenidge Generation’s Appeal of 2022 Agency Decision That Denied Company’s Bid for an Air Permit

DRESDEN, May 9, 2024 — Greenidge Generation has lost its administrative appeal within the state Department of Environmental Conservation that … More

Which Fish Are Safe to Eat? State’s Latest Advisories Skim Over Evidence Many Are Highly Contaminated With PFOS

ALBANY, Apr. 26, 2024 — The state’s latest health advisories on eating freshwater fish downplay the dangers of PFAS “forever … More

Greenidge Generation Shares Tumble After Release of Annual Report; Bitcoin ‘Halving’ Could Make Matters Worse

DRESDEN, Apr. 19, 2024 — Shares of Greenidge Generation Holdings LLC common stock have lost 30 percent of their value … More

Plan to Expand Gravel Mine Leaves Watkins Glen State Park Vulnerable, Regional Parks Manager Tells DEC

WATKINS GLEN, Apr. 17, 2024 — The latest plan to quintuple the size of the Padua Ridge gravel mine is … More

My Comment to DEC on Gravel Mine’s Proposal to Expand Five-Fold: Agency Should Reject Plan, Enforce Reclamation

I submitted this comment today to the State Department of Environmental Conservation on the proposed expansion of the Padua Ridge … More

DEC Is Considering Permit Loophole That Would Give Mine’s Owner Carte Blanche to Delay or Skip Reclamation

WATKINS GLEN, Apr. 12, 2024 — For 14 years, the state Department of Environmental Conservation stood firmly on the need … More

O’Mara, Palmesano Declare Opposition to Plan to Expand Padua Ridge Gravel Mine in Letter to DEC’s Basil Seggos

WATKINS GLEN, Apr. 12, 2024 — Long non-committal on a proposal to quintuple the size of the Padua Ridge gravel … More

Photos Show Gravel Mine Sediment Washes Into Drainage Ditch Designed to Protect Watkins Glen From Flooding

WATKINS GLEN, Apr. 10, 2024 — The drainage ditch that serves as the Village of Watkins Glen’s first line of … More

After Repeatedly Fining Gravel Pit Owner for Mining Outside the Law, DEC Weighs Plan to Quintuple His Permitted Site

WATKINS GLEN, Apr. 4, 2024 — Three state inspectors dropped by the Padua Ridge gravel mine on cold, cloudy December … More

Thurston Faces Uphill Battle Defending Its Sewage Sludge Ban; Will State Officials Heed Town’s Warning of PFAS Risks?

THURSTON, Mar. 29, 2024 — Legal precedent is not on the side of the Town of Thurston as it prepares … More

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