SENECA FALLS, Jan. 9, 2020 — The Town of Seneca Falls and a neighbor of Seneca Meadows Inc. landfill have…
Permit Allows Hakes Landfill to Expand; Critics Say It’s Highly Radioactive and a Health Threat to Communities Downwind
CORNING, Jan. 7, 2020 — The Cuomo Administration has quietly granted a Steuben County landfill permission to expand from 57.9 acres…
Cuomo Pushes NY to Forefront Among States Restricting Pesticide Used to Protect Apple Trees
ALBANY, Dec. 19, 2019 — Prodded by legislation that he vetoed this month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered state regulators to…
Texas-Based Waste ‘Machine’ Fighting Local Bid to Close Mega-Landfill in 2025
SENECA FALLS, Dec. 11, 2019 — The nation’s third largest waste hauler is waging a two-front campaign — in the…
REAR-GUARD WARRIORS: Finger Lakes Lawmakers Resist NYS Legislature’s Tilt To Green Activism
ALBANY, Nov. 18, 2019 — While the New York State Legislature took a sharp turn this year toward environmental activism,…
Former Manufactured Gas Plant Cleanup in Penn Yan Nearly Done — After 33 Years
PENN YAN, Oct. 23, 2019 — The state-ordered waste cleanup in and around a former manufactured gas plant in Penn…
New Tests Show Only Traces of PFAS in Drinking Water in Watkins Glen, Montour Falls and Waterloo
WATKINS GLEN, Oct. 18, 2019 — Recent tests of public tap water in Watkins Glen, Montour Falls and Waterloo all…
Seneca Lake-Area Water Systems Promise New Data on PFAS Chemicals, While State DOH Keeps Tight Lid on What It Knows
WATERLOO, Sept. 30, 2019 — Blindsided a month ago by intense public alarm over reports that their public drinking water…
HABs Color Finger Lakes Green With Dozens of Blooms After Labor Day
THE FINGER LAKES, Sept. 8, 2019 — Labor Day is prime time for hurricanes in the Atlantic and, in recent…
Schuyler County Officials Say Fears of Water Contamination Are Likely Overblown, but Promise New PFAS Tests
WATKINS GLEN, Sept. 5, 2019 —Pressed to respond to public alarm over a report that traces of the toxic PFAS…
