CAMERON, Apr. 6, 2023 — Shouting matches erupted at a public hearing last night over the proposed transfer of a…
Hochul Backs 11th-Hour Bid to Undercut NY Climate Law; Greens Say ‘Accounting Trick’ Undercounts Methane Emissions
(Mar. 6 UPDATE: In response to unexpectedly strong pushback, Gov. Kathy Hochul retreated Wednesday from her plan to change the…
As Cyanotoxins Soar in Owasco Lake, Threatening Tap Water, Cayuga County Ends Support for Water Monitoring
AUBURN, Mar. 31, 2023 — Even after cyanotoxins surged again last year in Owasco Lake, the Cayuga County Legislature voted…
PFOS Found in Most Seneca Lake Fish at Hundreds of Times NYS Limit for Same Chemical in Tap Water, Tests Showed
THE FINGER LAKES, Mar. 13, 2023 — When the state tested 34 lake trout and yellow perch from Seneca Lake…
Leachate Evaporator Ignited Blaze at Seneca Meadows, Six Months After Fire Destroyed Landfill’s Previous Evaporator
WATERLOO, Mar. 8, 2023 — A recently installed evaporator used to dewater leachate produced by the Seneca Meadows Inc. landfill…
UAlbany Abruptly Reinstates Carpenter, Ends Probe; Expert Witness in Monsanto Cases Had Been Banned From Campus
ALBANY, Feb. 22, 2023 — Facing intense pressure from environmental groups, physicians and academics, the State University of New York…
Monsanto’s Petition to Probe PCB Expert Provokes Outrage; SUNY-Albany Urged to Restore His Full Campus Privileges
ALBANY, Feb. 21, 2023 — A groundswell of public support is building for a SUNY-Albany professor who says he’s been…
Ignoring Casella’s Request, Thurston Board Votes 5-0 for Moratorium That May Interfere With Its Sludge Business
THURSTON, Feb. 16, 2023 — In step toward controlling or even preventing the spreading of municipal sewage sludge on up…
Levels of PFAS in Freshwater Fish are ‘Staggering,’ but Finger Lakes Anglers Aren’t Getting the Message
THE FINGER LAKES, Feb. 14, 2023 — Freshwater fish are hundreds of times more contaminated with PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ than…
Three Casella Officials Watch in Silence as Thurston Warms to Idea of Banning Permits for Sewage Sludge Spreading
THURSTON, Feb. 2, 2023 — The Town of Thurston’s board split sharply last night on whether a proposed one-year moratorium…
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