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Thurston Poised to Ban Field Spreading of Sewage Sludge, Complicating Casella’s Plan to Spread Sludge From Long Island

THURSTON, Aug. 17, 2023 — The Thurston Town Board is preparing to enact an outright ban on the spreading of…

Cargill Trying to Sell its Cayuga Lake Salt Mine, According to Report; CLEAN Urges Decommissioning Instead of Sale

LANSING, Aug. 16, 2023 — Cargill Inc. is working with a financial advisor to sell its giant salt mine under…

Greenidge Plans to Sell its South Carolina Bitcoin Operation to NYDIG, a Key Lender; Stock Tanks on Weak Financials

DRESDEN, Aug. 16, 2023 — Shares of Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. lost nearly a quarter of their value yesterday after…

DEC Official Touts Use of Sewage Sludge as Fertilizer, Warns That Local Spreading Bans May Violate Right to Farm Law

CAMPBELL, Aug. 11, 2023 — A senior state regulator said Thursday that any town law that purports to ban the…

Seneca Meadows Proposes New Host Agreement With Town of Seneca Falls That Could Pay More Than $10M Yearly

SENECA FALLS, Aug. 2, 2023 — Seneca Meadows Inc. has drafted proposed terms for a new 15-year host community agreement…

Greenidge Never Filed Water Discharge Reports Required Under Federal Law; U.S. Judge to Decide Whether That’s OK

ROCHESTER, July 19, 2023 — A federal judge said Tuesday she expects to rule soon on a lawsuit challenging the…

NYS Health Department’s ‘Suppression’ of Cancer Stats by Census Tract Lets Polluters ‘Hide,’ Enviro Advocates Argue

SENECA FALLS, July 3, 2023 — In the wake of a recent WaterFront report on elevated lung cancer rates in…

Seneca Meadows, NY’s Largest Landfill, Sits in a Disadvantaged Area With High Lung Cancer Rates: Is That a Problem?

SENECA FALLS, June 28, 2023 — The unusually high number of lung cancer cases around northern Seneca County over a…

A Flare for Survival: Greenidge’s Bitcoin Operation Powers on Despite Air Permit Denial, Key Resignations, Financial Woes

DRESDEN , June 22, 2023 — One year after the state denied Greenidge Generation’s bid to renew its air emissions…

NYS Shrugs Off Threat of PFAS in Sewage Plant Effluent and Sludge as Farmers Force Michigan, Maine to Act

ALBANY, June 19, 2023 — More than 600 sewage treatment plants in New York hold state permits to discharge their…

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