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Two Years After 9-Day Boil-Water Crisis, Watkins Glen Isn’t Rushing to Tackle Long-Overdue Water System Upgrades

WATKINS GLEN, July 2, 2020 — Members of the Phish rock band were just about to begin their on-stage sound…

Feeling Pressure From Several Sides, Casella Ramps Up Efforts to Suppress Foul Odors at Ontario County Landfill

GENEVA, June 19, 2020 — Can a mega-dump ever control it’s rotten-egg stench? That remains to be seen, but Casella…

PSC Says Greenidge’s Bitcoin Mining Operation Isn’t Subject to Regulation, Dismissing Environmental Concerns

ALBANY, June 11, 2020 — The state Public Service Commission ruled today that Greenidge Generation LLC’s use of unmetered electricity to…

SLPWA President Urges PSC to Avoid Being ‘Fooled’ by Greenidge Request to Sidestep Regulation of Bitcoin Mining

DRESDEN, June 10, 2020 — Joining a growing outcry, Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association urged the state Public Service Commission…

PSC Plans to Quietly Rule on Greenidge’s Bitcoin Mining Operations; Public Finally Takes Notice and Objects Vociferously

DRESDEN, June 8, 2020 — Greenidge Generation LLC has asked the state Public Service Commission for a ruling on the…

Intense 2019 Algal Blooms in Watkins Glen – Near Drinking Water Intake Pipe – Haven’t Spurred Regular Tests for Toxins

WATKINS GLEN, May 29, 2020 — Two of Seneca Lake’s most intense harmful algal blooms of 2019 occurred in the…

Cargill Agrees to Pay $318,000, Curb Salt Dust and Salt Runoff into Cayuga Lake in Proposed Bid to Settle a Federal Lawsuit

LANSING, May 21, 2020 — In a proposed settlement of a federal lawsuit, Cargill Inc. has agreed to pay more…

Judge Dismisses Seneca Meadows Lawsuit That Challenged Local Law #3 Mandating Its Permanent Closing by December 2025

SENECA FALLS, May 4, 2020 — A Seneca County judge has dismissed Seneca Meadows Inc.’s three-year-old legal challenge to a…

EARTH DAY PRESENT: Amid Pandemic, Wheeler Launches Assault on EPA’s Rules to Protect Air and Water

ALBANY, Apr. 22, 2020 — During the coronavirus-marred weeks leading up to Earth Day 50 — today — the Trump…

Legislature Passes New Process for OKing Huge Wind and Solar Projects, Enshrines Fracking Ban Policy in State Law

ALBANY, Apr. 3, 2020 — The New York State Legislature passed bills this week to streamline the process for permitting…

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