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Plan for Gas Drilling Spree in Southern Tier Draws Muted Response from DEC, State Reps; But Green Groups Outraged

BINGHAMTON, Nov. 17, 2023 — An ambitious plan to turn three Southern Tier counties into a vast energy hub pockmarked … More

Greenidge Generation Announces New CEO, Effective Today — Five Weeks After Appointing New Chief Financial Officer

DRESDEN, Nov. 16, 2023 — The personnel merry-go-round continues to spin at Greenidge Generation, as the Bitcoin mining company announced … More

Massive Southern Tier Gas Drilling Spree Proposed; 6,500 Land Leases Sought for Plan to Extract Methane and Store CO2

BINGHAMTON, Nov. 11, 2023 — A newly formed company with Texas roots wants to drill thousands of new natural gas … More

Schmitter Coasts to Win as Seneca Falls Town Supervisor; Dyson and Puylara Gain Four-Year Seats on Town Board

SENECA FALLS, Nov. 8, 2023 — Frank Schmitter, a 64-year-old former state trooper, cruised to victory Tuesday over incumbent Michael … More

Galvanizing Plant Needs More Energy Than It First Estimated … 50 Times More; Will NYSEG Dig It a New Gas Pipeline?

ROMULUS, Nov. 6, 2023 — Developers of a hot-dip steel galvanizing plant who minimized the project’s energy needs when they … More

Texas-based Waste Giant Funds Negative Campaign Flyers in Bid to Purge Seneca Falls Town Board of Landfill Critics

SENECA FALLS, Nov. 2, 2023 — For the third straight election cycle, Texas-based Waste Connections Inc. is far outspending all … More

Farmers’ Favorite Preventive Insecticide Harms Birds, Bees and Aquatic Species; Will Hochul Sign or Veto Bill Limiting It?

ALBANY, Oct. 27, 2023 — A bill to partially ban the use of pesticide-treated seeds deadly to birds, bees and … More

Hochul Urged to Protect Cayuga Lake by Requiring $10B Bond and Safety Exam Before Allowing Cargill to Sell Salt Mine

LANSING, Oct. 25, 2023 — State and local lawmakers joined clean water advocates today in a virtual press conference to … More

Advocacy Group Linked to Landfill Buys Mailers Touting Two Candidates for Seneca Falls Board in Nov. 7 Election

SENECA FALLS, Oct. 20, 2023 — A political advocacy group linked to Seneca Meadows Inc., the state’s largest landfill, has … More

Thurston Bans Sewage Sludge Spreading, Setting Up Legal Confrontation With Casella Over Steuben County Farm Fields

THURSTON, Oct. 19, 2023 — The Thurston Town Board last night enacted a local law that bans the spreading of … More

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