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…
Hochul, DEC Duck Questions on Appeal of ‘Green Amendment’ Ruling That Has Huge Implications for Local Landfills
ROCHESTER, Jan. 30, 2023 — How will the Hochul Administration respond to a sweeping state court ruling that citizens have…
3 Environmental Groups Sue Greenidge in Federal Court, Alleging Ongoing Violations of Clean Water Act
DRESDEN, Jan. 24, 2023 — Three environmental groups filed a federal civil lawsuit Tuesday against Greenidge Generation LLC, alleging that…
Anxious that Casella Recently Took Control of 2,789 Acres, Thurston Weighs One-Year Moratorium on New Landfills
(See WaterFront’s Correction/Clarification page for note regarding this post) THURSTON, Jan. 24, 2023 — A rural community in Steuben County…
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