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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…

3rd Steuben County Town Enacts Waste Moratorium to Head Off Casella’s Plan to Import Sewage Sludge From Long Island

BATH, June 13, 2023 — A third Steuben County town voted Monday for a one-year moratorium on waste project expansions…

Judge Cancels Town Law That Required Seneca Meadows to Close in 2025, Removing Obstacle to Major Expansion

WATERLOO, June 9, 2023 — A Seneca County Supreme Court judge ruled Thursday that a town law requiring the Seneca…

Sierra Club Urges State to Quit Promoting Sewage Sludge as Fertilizer and Ban Its Spread on Fields Statewide

ALBANY, June 2, 2023 —The Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter is calling for the state to reverse its policy of promoting…

Supreme Court Rolls Back Protections for Wetlands in Broad Ruling That Favors Farmers, Developers, Polluting Industries

ALBANY, May 26, 2023 — New York State’s top environmental regulator today condemned the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday that…

As Greenidge’s Stock Tanks, the Bitcoin Miner’s Boss Prepares to Back 3rd Party Candidate in 2024 Presidential Race

DRESDEN, May 22, 2023 — Greenidge Generation’s last-ditch efforts to avoid being delisted from the NASDAQ stock exchange sputtered late…

SUNY-ESF Tests Confirm Seneca Lake Trout Laced With PFAS; State Advisories Protect Anglers’ Habits, Not Their Health

GENEVA, May 1, 2023 — This coming Memorial Day weekend, anglers will converge on Geneva — the so-called “Lake Trout…

Hochul Administration Is Projecting Major Expansion of Sewage Sludge Spreading as Fertilizer on Farmland

ALBANY, Apr. 26, 2023 — The Hochul Administration’s new plan to recycle 85 percent of the state’s entire solid waste…

Earth Day Crowd of Protesters Hears Speakers Call on Gov. Hochul to Require Seneca Meadows to Close by 2025

WATERLOO, Apr. 22, 2023 — The tractor trailers loaded with waste that crept up the 280-foot face of Seneca Meadows…

PFAS Found in All 35 Water Samples From Sites Near Sewage Sludge Fields in Steuben; Casella Calls Levels ‘Minuscule’

THURSTON, Apr. 20, 2023 — Every water sample from 32 private wells near or adjacent to Steuben County fields that…

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