DUNDEE, Aug. 1, 2022 — Plans to build a concrete batching plant on five acres zoned for agriculture on the…
Once Again, Cayuga Leads the State in Early Season HABs; Seneca, Owasco, Canandaigua, Keuka Toxin-Free — So Far
VILLAGE OF CAYUGA, July 26, 2022 — Once again this summer, Cayuga Lake has taken the early-season lead statewide in…
Greenidge Contractor Told to Remove Equipment Destined for Dresden Plant From State Boat Launch Site in Severne
SEVERNE POINT, July 22, 2022 — Greenidge Generation’s bid to quietly use a state-run fishing and boat launching facility on…
DEC Grants Permit to Cayuta Waste Facility While Effectively Denying FOIL Request for Key Documents
CAYUTA, July 18, 2022 — Twenty-one months after a plan to build and operate a waste transfer station on the…
Is Greenidge Using DEC Boat Launch as Staging Area for Major New Construction Project Despite Air Permit Denial?
SEVERNE POINT, July 2, 2022 — A day after the state Department of Environmental Conservation denied Greenidge Generation an air…
Greenidge’s Bitcoin Operation on Seneca Lake Loses its Bid for New Air Emissions Permit, Jeopardizing its Future Operation
DRESDEN, June 30, 2022 —The state Department of Environmental Conservation today denied Greenidge Generation LLC’s application to renew its Title…
Hochul Must Put Finger Lakes Ahead of Campaign Fundraising and Deny Air Permit for Greenidge’s Bitcoin Operation
This article includes opinions based on my seven years of reporting on Greenidge Generation’s restart, conversion to natural gas power…
Cargill Begins Flooding Its 3d Largest Salt Mine; MSHA Regulators Silent About 2020 Roof Collapse That Killed 2 Miners
AVERY ISLAND, LA, June 9, 2022 — As court petitioners and geologic experts warn that Cargill’s salt mining under Cayuga…
Cryptocurrency Mining Bill Approved After Surprising Early-Morning Senate Vote; Industry Lobbying Campaign Fails
(This post was updated June 5, 2022 with new details.) ALBANY, June 3, 2022 — The New York State Legislature…
Are Proposed State PFAS Regulations a ‘Grand Leap Forward’ or an Example of ‘Excessive Regulatory Caution’?
ALBANY, May 3, 2022 — New York is poised to take what one senior state official called “a grand leap…